Mpwai Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mpwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mpwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpwai is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpwai? popularity and diffusion
Mpwai is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpwai reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Mpwai is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 33 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent live and Singida Region, where 33 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mpwai is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpwaji | 91 | 210 | / |
| Mpwayi | 91 | 12 | / |
| Mpwa | 89 | 210 | / |
| Pwai | 89 | 48 | / |
| Mpwi | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mphwayi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwai | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pwaji | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mpwaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pwait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpwis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbpwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pwaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pwaii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpehewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pwa | 75 | 55 | / |
| Pwi | 75 | 38 | / |
| Mpweya | 73 | 551 | / |
| Mpwaha | 73 | 264 | / |
| Mpuayi | 73 | 82 | / |
| Mpuaji | 73 | 73 | / |
| Mbwayi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Pwahai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpweji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mimpwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpweha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbwa | 67 | 1,169 | / |
| Bwai | 67 | 670 | / |
| Mphweya | 67 | 524 | / |
| Mbwi | 67 | 391 | / |
| Mpua | 67 | 134 | / |
| Mphwiyo | 67 | 133 | / |
| Pwea | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mpwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pway | 67 | 14 | / |
| M'Pwaha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mpui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ppwi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mphwayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpweyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pwie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pwau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pwha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbpwa'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaa | 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 Mpwai
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