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 surname Mwadiga is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwadiga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadiga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 613,453rd most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwadiga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most frequently occurring first name internationally, 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 mostly found in: Kwale County, where 84 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 14 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside.

Mwadiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwadiga surname is primarily 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
  • 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 Mwadiga
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