Mwadziwe Surname

291,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwadziwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwadziwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3131:35,1713,812

Mwadziwe (232) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwadziwe Demographics

Mwadziwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 21 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwadziwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwadziwe is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mwadziwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadziwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 291,409th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,550,302 people. Mwadziwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwadziwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwadziwe is also the 588,797th most widespread forename globally It is held by 232 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,313 people, or 1 in 35,171. In Kenya it is most common in: Kilifi County, where 56 percent live, Mombasa County, where 43 percent live and Kwale County, where 0 percent live.

Mwadziwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (90%) 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
Mwaziwe934/
Mwadziwa881/
Mwazewe80379/
Mwaziwa8017/
Mbaziwe802/
Mwachiwe75108/
Mwazivei751/
Mwatshiwe711/
Mwaziwaya711/
Mwachibe634/
Mwatsive631/
Muhazibeh595/
Mwaseve5315/
Mwagebe531/
Mwatsiva502/
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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 Mwadziwe
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