Mbwayo Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Mbwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Mbwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbwayo is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mbwayo is the 2,203,767th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Mbwayo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwayo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Mbwayo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 97 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 1 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbway | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mbwaya | 83 | 3,482 | / |
| Mbwayu | 83 | 205 | / |
| Mbwaye | 83 | 176 | / |
| Mbwayi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Mbwoyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mphwayo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mmbwaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbwau | 73 | 139 | / |
| Mbwey | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mbwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nbway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuaya | 67 | 3,546 | / |
| Mbwiya | 67 | 485 | / |
| Mbuayi | 67 | 315 | / |
| Mbweya | 67 | 81 | / |
| Mbwija | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mbweja | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mpwayi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbwaje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbweha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbwa'a | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbueyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpweyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbviyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwiye | 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 Mbwayo
- 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