Mkwayu Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkwayu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkwayu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1131:47,5675,343
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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 is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkwayu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,050th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwayu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 71 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,113 people, or 1 in 47,567. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 50 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkway91192/
Mkwayi831,413/
Mkwaya83831/
Mkwaju8324/
Mkwaye838/
Mkwayo834/
McKway832/
Mkhway831/
Mkwaiy831/
Mkhwayi77222/
Mnkwayi771/
Mkweu732,015/
Mkwai73982/
McWay73243/
Mkwae7315/
Mkwayaya7121/
Mingkway711/
Mgwayi67530/
Mkweha67199/
Mqwayi67134/
Mkweya67121/
Mqwayo6730/
Mkwawe6717/
Mcwayi6711/
Mkwaai6711/
Mghway676/
Mkweja675/
Mkhweu675/
Mkwiyo674/
Mkweye674/
Mgwaya673/
Mkweyi672/
Mqwaya672/
Mkwaji672/
Mkwaje671/
Mcqway671/
McCway671/
Mkwaja671/
Mcwaya671/
Mgwaye671/
Mgwayo671/

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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 Mkwayu
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