Mwadzuya Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwadzuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwadzuya 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
Kenya1691:273,25418,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwadzuya Demographics

Mwadzuya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwadzuya Last Name Facts

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

Mwadzuya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwadzuya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwadzuya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwadzuya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya it is most common in: Kilifi County, where 93 percent reside, Kwale County, where 5 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mwadzuya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwadzuya last name is primarily Christian (89%) 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
Mwazuya932/
Mwadzoya88566/
Mwadzaya8898/
Mwadzuyo881/
Mwaziya8052/
Mwazeya801/
Mwadzoyo75146/
Mwaiziya7530/
Mwachuya752/
Mwaaziya751/
Mwadzayu751/
Mwadzeye751/
Mwazui7110/
Mwazeu711/
Muazeya6721/
Mwadzoi6721/
Mwaizai679/
Mwazayo671/
Mwaziye671/
Mwazayi671/
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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 Mwadzuya
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