Mikwaya Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Mikwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mikwaya (12) may also be a first name.
Mikwaya Demographics
Mikwaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mikwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mikwaya is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikwaya? popularity and diffusion
Mikwaya is the 1,168,344th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. Mikwaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mikwaya live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.
The surname Mikwaya is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Excluding The DR Congo Mikwaya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Mikwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meikwaya | 93 | 86 | / |
| Maikwaya | 93 | 11 | / |
| Muikwaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaya | 86 | 13,091 | / |
| Mikwiya | 86 | 34 | / |
| Migwaya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mekwaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mikwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikwaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikuaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maikway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meikuaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muukwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meikweya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukkwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikwayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikwayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mikwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meikkuaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Migwayo | 71 | 363 | / |
| Mukwayo | 71 | 253 | / |
| Mukuaya | 71 | 239 | / |
| Mukwayi | 71 | 198 | / |
| Mukweya | 71 | 154 | / |
| Maikwai | 71 | 74 | / |
| Muckway | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mukwiya | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mugwaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mukwaai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meekway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mekwuya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mukwayu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukwoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekkway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maikwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meckway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Maikhwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mekwuaye | 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 Mikwaya
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