Mwadiga Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwadiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwadiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5031:91,8098,232

Mwadiga (99) may also be a first name.

Mwadiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwadiga is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwadiga.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadiga? popularity and diffusion

Mwadiga is the 613,453rd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. The last name Mwadiga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwadiga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwadiga is also the 951,070th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 99 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 91,809. In Kenya Mwadiga is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 84 percent live, Kilifi County, where 14 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live.

Mwadiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (55%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaduga86323/
Mwadega8612/
Mbadiga862/
Mwadigo861/
Mbadigha805/
Mbadigah801/
Mbaduigha753/
Mbadaigai751/
Mbadega7185/
Mwadugo711/
Mbaadega67738/
Mwadaingeyi677/
Mbadegha671/
Mbadeega671/
Muhadigi671/
Mbaadege531/
Mbaidege531/

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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 Mwadiga
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