Mwadima Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwadima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwadima Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1751:263,88517,546
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwadima (75) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwadima Demographics

Mwadima Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mwadima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwadima has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwadima.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,129,067th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwadima are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most common forename on earth, held by 75 people.

Mwadima is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 263,885. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 94 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 5 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Mwadima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwadima last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwadimma9314/
Mwadime868,263/
Mwaduma8636/
Mwadema864/
Mbadima861/
Mwaiduma8019/
Mbadimma802/
Mwajduma801/
Mwadimeh801/
Mwaidhuma752/
Mbadime718/
Mbadema714/
Muadieme671/
M'Badime671/
Mbademe571/
Mbodema571/
Mbaidemi531/
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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 Mwadima
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