Mabwai Surname

282,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mabwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6781:68,1126,503
Tanzania6741:78,5488,091
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Mabwai (22) may also be a first name.

Mabwai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mabwai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mabwai occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabwai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mabwai is the 282,966th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,350,621 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mabwai live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mabwai is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.

Mabwai is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 678 people, or 1 in 68,112. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bomet County, where 34 percent are found, Kericho County, where 30 percent are found and Nandi County, where 21 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 49 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Mabwai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mabwai earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabwayi92613/
Mabwa911,711/
Mabwi9164/
Mabway83154/
Mabwui839/
Mapwai834/
Maibwa832/
Mabwei831/
Maabwa831/
Mabwau831/
Mabwah831/
Mabwija7734/
Mabwaya7722/
Mabwiya774/
Mahabwa771/
Mabwish771/
Mabwijo771/
Mmaubwa771/
Mhabhwa771/
Mabweya771/
Mabwa'a771/
Mabui737,088/
Mabwe733,596/
Mabua731,496/
Mobwa73514/
Mabba73265/
Mabbi73217/
Mapwa7388/
Mabva7371/
Mebwa7363/
Mobwi734/
Mapwi731/
Mabvi731/
Mabuie675,573/
Maibwe67763/
Mabweh67206/
Maibva6794/
Mgobwa6755/
Mabuea6741/
Mabuat6734/
Maabbi6726/
Maabba6715/
Mabbay6714/
Mabuay678/
Mabuis677/
Maabui676/
Mabuoa676/
Maabwe675/
Matbua674/
Mampwa674/
Mabbhi673/
Maibua672/
Mabuap672/
Mabbau672/
Mapwei671/
Mabuaa671/
Mabwhe671/
Mapwat671/
Maibba671/
Maibui671/
Maybui671/
Maubbi671/
Mabbha671/
Mabhwe671/
Mabuad671/
M'Abba671/
Mmebwa671/
Maubui671/
Mobwua671/
Muibwa671/
Mabboi671/
Matbwe671/
Mabuid671/
Mahbui671/
Mabwet671/

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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 Mabwai
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