Maviala Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maviala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maviala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Maviala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maviala occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maviala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Maviala is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maviala live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 299,869. In Kenya Maviala is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Maviala occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.

Maviala Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavialah931/
Matviala931/
Maiviala931/
Mabiala86111,278/
Maviola865/
Mavyala864/
Moviala864/
Mavialo861/
Mabialah8084/
Mabialia801/
Mabialau801/
Mavihalli751/
Mobiala71133/
Mabiola7164/
Mabiale7163/
Mabyala7135/
Mabjala7111/
Mabialo714/
Movyala711/
Mabhyala67203/
Mmabjala673/
Moubiala672/
Mampiola671/
Mabyalla671/
Mabyaala671/
Mabyalath639/
Mabyalhat633/
Meuvialle631/
Mabyale57160/
Mobiali5728/
Mabiolo5727/
Mobiale5718/
Mabiole579/
Mobiola575/
Mowjala573/
Mobyala571/
Mabojola5378/
Mampiolo5321/
Maboyola532/
Mampeola531/

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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
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  • 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 Maviala
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