Muwaya Surname
Approximately 4,922 people bear this surname
Muwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,716 | 1:14,374 | 2,276 |
| Zambia | 1,597 | 1:9,925 | 1,153 |
| DR Congo | 595 | 1:124,167 | 13,438 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Muwaya (79) may also be a first name.
Muwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muwaya occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 96,600th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,480,607 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwaya are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 79 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 2,716 people, or 1 in 14,374. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mayuge District, where 27 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 13 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Muwaya
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