Kumwaya Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Kumwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Kumwaya Demographics
Kumwaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kumwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kumwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kumwaya is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kumwaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,203,767th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Kumwaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kumwaya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kumwaya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 756,309. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Kumwaya is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside.
Kumwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kumwaya surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaumwaya | 93 | 17 | / |
| Kimwaya | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kumwiya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khumwayo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kumuay | 77 | 76 | / |
| Kumwai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Komway | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kumwae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cumway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kumbeya | 71 | 100 | / |
| Kimwaja | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kumuiya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cumbaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kumvaha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Komwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumwhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumvayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koumwey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumwoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimwayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumwait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumwihia | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kumbuyah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khumbayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kumbaiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khumboya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khumbaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koumbayô | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuumbayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khumbeya | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kumwaya
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