Mwabaya Surname
Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname
Mwabaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,446 | 1:31,936 | 3,483 |
| Zimbabwe | 91 | 1:169,651 | 20,787 |
| Tanzania | 75 | 1:705,888 | 40,428 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwabaya (427) may also be a first name.
Mwabaya Demographics
Mwabaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwabaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwabaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwabaya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwabaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 243,551st most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,451,769 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwabaya are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 415,584th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 427 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,446 people, or 1 in 31,936. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 57 percent are found, Kwale County, where 26 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 17 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Mwabaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mwabaya surname is primarily Christian (69%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwabay | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwabaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mwabeya | 86 | 3,409 | / |
| Mwabuya | 86 | 41 | / |
| Mwabayi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mbabaya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mvabaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muabaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwabiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwabheya | 80 | 78 | / |
| Mwampaya | 80 | 66 | / |
| Mbaibaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbabay | 77 | 33 | / |
| Mwabey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwabye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muabay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwabau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mvabaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwebay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwabeja | 71 | 230 | / |
| Mwaveya | 71 | 204 | / |
| Mwebeya | 71 | 185 | / |
| Mwabeha | 71 | 123 | / |
| Mbabaye | 71 | 105 | / |
| Mwaviya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwaboye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muabeya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwabija | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbabiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbavaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbaybay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbabayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwabuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbabuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwabiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwabuja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwampaja | 67 | 199 | / |
| M'Babiya | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mwampeya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mbaibaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwampaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaveyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwampayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwebaiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabhaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwabehah | 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 Mwabaya
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