Mwadau Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwadau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwadau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania621:853,89743,657
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwadau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwadau is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwadau.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwadau is the 2,414,640th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwadau live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 853,897. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 97 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwada91802/
Mwadu9110/
Mwaida8324/
Mwadha8312/
Mwadui834/
Mwauda834/
Muadau831/
Mwadai831/
Mwaidu831/
Mwadda831/
Mwadat831/
Mwadas831/
Mwhada831/
Mwadiya7729/
Mwaidou7712/
Mwadaya777/
Mwadoya776/
Mwadaha774/
Mwaddah773/
Mwahada771/
Mbadu7319,552/
Mbada731,650/
Muada73169/
Mweda7348/
Mwoda7337/
Muadu7325/
Mvada737/
Mwedu737/
Mwodu731/
M'Bada6784/
Mbatdu6782/
Mbhadu6779/
Mbadou6742/
Mbadha6729/
Muadha6719/
Mbadhu6719/
Muadai6717/
Mwadye6714/
Mwadei6712/
Mbaida675/
Mbhada675/
Muadas674/
Mbadeu674/
Muadda673/
Muadad673/
Mwedah673/
Muaddu672/
Mweeda672/
Mbadaa671/
Mwedhu671/
Muaadu671/
Mvajda671/
Mbaduu671/
Mbadda671/
Mëvada671/
Mbatda671/
Mbadai671/
Mwadie671/
Mwooda671/

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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 Mwadau
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