Mwadena Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwadena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwadena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5291:87,2977,906

Mwadena (111) may also be a first name.

Mwadena Last Name Facts

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

Mwadena is most common in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 590,101st most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwadena live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwadena is also the 890,531st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 111 people.

The surname Mwadena is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 87,297. In Kenya Mwadena is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 96 percent live, Kwale County, where 2 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live.

Mwadena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwadena surname is primarily Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwadenah931/
Mwadina8678/
Mwadana8618/
Mbadena861/
Mwadeni861/
Mwadenje80492/
Mwadhina80145/
Mwadhana802/
Mwadinah801/
Mwadini715,127/
Mbadene7115/
Mbadina712/
Mwodina712/
Muadina711/
Mwedina711/
Muadona711/
Mweudina677/
Mbaïdene671/
Mwadingi671/
Mwadaine671/
Mouhadene631/
Mouhadina631/
Muadini5741/
Mbadini5714/
Mbadine575/
Muadine572/
Mbodina572/
Muedina571/
Mwadaingeyi567/
Muhadini53251/
Muhadjni5329/
Mboudina5320/
Muadhini539/
Mwagyine531/
Mouhadine5020/

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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 Mwadena
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