Mwadya Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwadya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwadya 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
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Mwadya (27) may also be a first name.

Mwadya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwadya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadya? popularity and diffusion

Mwadya is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwadya live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 27 people.

Mwadya is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

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
Mwadia83279/
Mwadja8334/
Muadya831/
Mbadya831/
Mwadiat774/
Muhadya771/
Muadia67281/
Mbadia67125/
Mbadja6766/
Mbodya6718/
Mwadio675/
Mwadjo672/
Mbadyo671/
Muadja671/
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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 Mwadya
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