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 surname Mwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwa? popularity and diffusion
Mwa is the 387,740th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwa live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,764th most common first name at a global level, held by 1,246 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 95,809. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyandarua County, where 81 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent live and Kilifi County, where 0 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis