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 borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muwaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muwaye is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs mostly 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. Muwaye is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 41 people.
It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 316,998. In Zambia Muwaye is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 80 percent are found and Southern Province, where 20 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname 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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