Mwaayo Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Mwaayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwaayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaayo is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaayo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaayo live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwaayo is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 792,496. In Zambia Mwaayo is primarily found in: Central Province, where 70 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent live and Southern Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Zambia Mwaayo is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbaayo | 83 | 198 | / |
| Mwajao | 83 | 165 | / |
| Mwaiyo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mwaaya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwao | 80 | 326 | / |
| Mwaho | 73 | 111 | / |
| Mwaeo | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mweao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwijaa | 67 | 501 | / |
| Mbaiyo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mwajja | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mwahos | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbaaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwajoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwaoha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbayio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbayoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbayeo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbayao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwauea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwajia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muayao | 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
- 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 Mwaayo
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