Mwa Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4821:95,8098,487
Uganda2181:179,07914,963
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

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 more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 387,740th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwa are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwa is also the 223,764th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 1,246 people.

The last name Mwa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 95,809. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyandarua County, where 81 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 18 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwai8626,902/
Mwau865,535/
Mwea86990/
Mway86245/
Mwah86192/
Mwaa86124/
Mwaj8651/
Mwua8648/
Mmwa866/
Mwap865/
Mwwa864/
Hmwa862/
Mwahu751,215/
Mwaha75381/
Mhwat754/
Mwwai753/
Mways752/
Mwapf752/
Mwaah751/
Mweah751/
Mwatz751/
Mwaut751/
Mwa'a751/
Mwadh751/
Hmway751/
Mwaih751/
Mwaaz751/
Mwapp751/
Mweea751/
M'Wai751/
Mba67220,264/
Mua6716,804/
Mva671,191/
Mwe67530/
Mwi67132/
Mwo6747/
Hmwais6731/
Mwj6713/
Mwahee676/
M'Mwaa674/
Mwauyi674/
Mwaowa674/
Mwy672/
Mwahdh671/
Mwahgi671/
Mwaije671/
Mwhahe671/
Mwaush671/
Mwaahs671/
Mhwash671/
Mwheat670/

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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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