Mwada Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5151:343,96718,639
Tanzania1881:281,60422,057
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwada (986) may also be a first name.

Mwada Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwada Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mwada is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwada? popularity and diffusion

Mwada is the 429,827th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. Mwada occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwada reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 256,549th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 986 people.

The surname Mwada is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 343,967. In Nigeria Mwada is most common in: Borno, where 73 percent are found, Adamawa, where 12 percent are found and Bauchi, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Mwada exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwadau9163/
Mwaida9124/
Mwadha9112/
Mwauda914/
Mwadai911/
Mwadda911/
Mwadat911/
Mwhada911/
Mwadas911/
Mwadaya837/
Mwadaha834/
Mwaddah833/
Mwahada831/
Mwadi8044,548/
Mbada801,650/
Muada80169/
Mweda8048/
Mwoda8037/
Mwade8035/
Mwado8013/
Mvada807/
Mwady804/
Mwaidi731,685/
M'Bada7384/
Mbadha7329/
Mwadhi7323/
Muadha7319/
Muadai7317/
Mwadei7312/
Mwadho737/
Mbaida735/
Mbhada735/
Mwadio735/
Mwaidy734/
Muadas734/
Mwadui734/
Mwedah733/
Muadad733/
Muadda733/
Mwaedo732/
Mwaddy732/
Mwadhe732/
Mweeda732/
Mwadie731/
Mwaide731/
Mwgadi731/
Mvajda731/
Mbatda731/
Mbadai731/
Mwadyi731/
Mwooda731/
Muadau731/
Mbadda731/
Mbadaa731/
Mwaudi731/
Mwaade731/
Mëvada731/
Mouhada6729/
Mwaidou6712/
Mbaadha677/
Muadaah675/
M'Baida671/
Mbayday671/
Mbaidai671/
Muaydah671/
Muhaada671/
Muadadh671/
Muadaja671/
Mmwaidi671/

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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 Mwada
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