Mwaaka Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Mwaaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 89 | 1:178,089 | 12,157 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Mwaaka (37) may also be a first name.
Mwaaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaaka is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaaka? popularity and diffusion
Mwaaka is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. Mwaaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwaaka reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mwaaka is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 178,089. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 91 percent reside, Central Province, where 4 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 1 percent reside. Not including Zambia Mwaaka occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwahaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwaka | 91 | 36,879 | / |
| Mwakai | 83 | 580 | / |
| Mwauka | 83 | 552 | / |
| Mwaika | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mwaeka | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mwacka | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mwaake | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mwakaa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mwakap | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwakau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwahuka | 77 | 96 | / |
| Mwaiska | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbahaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muaka | 73 | 35,098 | / |
| Mwaki | 73 | 2,046 | / |
| Mwako | 73 | 1,900 | / |
| Mwake | 73 | 1,192 | / |
| Mweka | 73 | 595 | / |
| Mvaka | 73 | 151 | / |
| Mwoka | 73 | 53 | / |
| Mwaky | 73 | 20 | / |
| Mwaca | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwaikaja | 71 | 94 | / |
| Mwakhaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakoi | 67 | 2,625 | / |
| Mwakha | 67 | 1,227 | / |
| Mweuka | 67 | 367 | / |
| Mweeka | 67 | 325 | / |
| Mwauke | 67 | 275 | / |
| Mwaiki | 67 | 237 | / |
| Mbauka | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mwaiko | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hmuaka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mwekau | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mwekaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwakoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwakey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwooka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbaake | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwaike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwacky | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwokka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muatka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbakay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaïka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwekay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muaska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muakai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakapowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwuika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvakoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mwaaka
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