Mwa Surname
Approximately 915 people bear this surname
Mwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 482 | 1:95,809 | 8,487 |
| Uganda | 218 | 1:179,079 | 14,963 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Mwa (1,246) may also be a first name.
Mwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 387,740th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwa reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,764th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 1,246 people.
Mwa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 95,809. In Kenya Mwa is most numerous in: Nyandarua County, where 81 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent live and Kilifi County, where 0 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwai | 86 | 26,902 | / |
| Mwau | 86 | 5,535 | / |
| Mwea | 86 | 990 | / |
| Mway | 86 | 245 | / |
| Mwah | 86 | 192 | / |
| Mwaa | 86 | 124 | / |
| Mwaj | 86 | 51 | / |
| Mwua | 86 | 48 | / |
| Mmwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mwap | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mwwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hmwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwahu | 75 | 1,215 | / |
| Mwaha | 75 | 381 | / |
| Mhwat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwwai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mways | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwapf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwaah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mweah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwatz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwa'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwadh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmway | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwapp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mweea | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Wai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mba | 67 | 220,264 | / |
| Mua | 67 | 16,804 | / |
| Mva | 67 | 1,191 | / |
| Mwe | 67 | 530 | / |
| Mwi | 67 | 132 | / |
| Mwo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hmwais | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mwj | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mwahee | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Mwaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwauyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwahdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwhahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaahs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwheat | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mwa
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