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
Mwaayo is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaayo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Mwaayo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaayo live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 792,496. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 70 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent are found and Southern Province, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Mwaayo occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
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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