Muwaye Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Muwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Muwaye (41) may also be a first name.
Muwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muwaye is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwaye are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 41 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 316,998. In Zambia Muwaye is most frequent in: Western Province, where 80 percent are found and Southern Province, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Muwaye
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