Mkwayu Surname
Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname
Mkwayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,113 | 1:47,567 | 5,343 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mkwayu (71) may also be a first name.
Mkwayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkwayu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwayu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 332,050th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,541,783 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwayu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 71 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,113 people, or 1 in 47,567. In Tanzania Mkwayu is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 50 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkway | 91 | 192 | / |
| Mkwayi | 83 | 1,413 | / |
| Mkwaya | 83 | 831 | / |
| Mkwaju | 83 | 24 | / |
| Mkwaye | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mkwayo | 83 | 4 | / |
| McKway | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mkhway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mkhwayi | 77 | 222 | / |
| Mnkwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mkweu | 73 | 2,015 | / |
| Mkwai | 73 | 982 | / |
| McWay | 73 | 243 | / |
| Mkwae | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mkwayaya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mingkway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayi | 67 | 530 | / |
| Mkweha | 67 | 199 | / |
| Mqwayi | 67 | 134 | / |
| Mkweya | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mqwayo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mkwawe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mcwayi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mkwaai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mghway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mkweja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkhweu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mkwiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mkweye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkweyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mqwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkwaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mkwaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcqway | 67 | 1 | / |
| McCway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgwayo | 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 Mkwayu
- 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