Mbawaya Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Mbawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Mbawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbawaya occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbawaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbawaya is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbawaya reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Mbawaya is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Mbawaya occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbaway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbawuya | 86 | 63 | / |
| Mwawaya | 86 | 51 | / |
| Mbowaya | 86 | 34 | / |
| Muawaya | 86 | 23 | / |
| Mbaweya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mbawuaa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mbabaya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mbavaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mbewaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbawa | 83 | 6,940 | / |
| Mbaibaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muawuaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbaiwa | 77 | 1,525 | / |
| M'Bawa | 77 | 1,257 | / |
| Mbajwa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Mbabay | 77 | 33 | / |
| Mbauwa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mbeawa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mbahwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbaawa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbowaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbaywa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbawoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaavy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbawha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbavaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muawiya | 71 | 1,146 | / |
| Muawuya | 71 | 662 | / |
| Mwaweya | 71 | 512 | / |
| Mwaveya | 71 | 204 | / |
| Mbabaye | 71 | 105 | / |
| Muawayi | 71 | 96 | / |
| Mbawuyo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mwaviya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbaihwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mwawaye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbavaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| M'Mbawa | 71 | 4 | / |
| M'Baiwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbahjwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbaiwai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbabiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mvabaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muawaia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbajjwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaybay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbabayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muabaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muaweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbabuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbowuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbowiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbauhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwawoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbhaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muawaiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbava | 67 | 1,032 | / |
| Mbawi | 67 | 649 | / |
| Mbawe | 67 | 430 | / |
| M'Babiya | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mwabheya | 67 | 78 | / |
| Mbaby | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mbaibaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muaweeya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muaawiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nbawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaveyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaswayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbouwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabhaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muawuayu | 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 Mbawaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis