Mmwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mmwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Mmwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mmwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mmwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mmwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mmwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mmwa is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mmwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mmwa is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mmwa is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwa | 86 | 915 | / |
| M'Mwaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwai | 75 | 26,902 | / |
| Mwau | 75 | 5,535 | / |
| Mwea | 75 | 990 | / |
| Mway | 75 | 245 | / |
| Mwah | 75 | 192 | / |
| Mwaa | 75 | 124 | / |
| Mwaj | 75 | 51 | / |
| Mmua | 75 | 49 | / |
| Mwua | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mmba | 75 | 38 | / |
| Mwap | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mmwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hmwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwahu | 67 | 1,215 | / |
| Mwaha | 67 | 381 | / |
| Mmmba | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mmbai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mmbea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mmbaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mhwat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwapf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mways | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmbay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmuoa | 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 Mmwa
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