Mwabeja Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Mwabeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 228 | 1:202,543 | 14,705 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Mwabeja (11) may also be a first name.
Mwabeja Demographics
Mwabeja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwabeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwabeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwabeja is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwabeja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,076,574th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwabeja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwabeja is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 202,543. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 52 percent live, Kilifi County, where 46 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Mwabeja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwabeja surname is chiefly Muslim (83%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwabeya | 86 | 3,409 | / |
| Mwabeza | 86 | 1,499 | / |
| Mwabesa | 86 | 204 | / |
| Mwabeha | 86 | 123 | / |
| Mwabija | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwabuja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwabeji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaveja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwabheya | 80 | 78 | / |
| Mwabehah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwampeja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwabei | 77 | 108 | / |
| Mwabey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwabay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwabaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwabye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwabau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwabaya | 71 | 1,637 | / |
| Mwaveya | 71 | 204 | / |
| Mwabuya | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mwaboye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwabayi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwabujo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muabeya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaveza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwabuji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwabiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwabiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwabiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwabisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwampaja | 67 | 199 | / |
| Mwampeya | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwaibuji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwaveyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbabhuja | 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 Mwabeja
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