Mwae Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Mwae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 537 | 1:85,996 | 7,824 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwae (137) may also be a first name.
Mwae Demographics
Mwae Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwae Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwae occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwae? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 560,645th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwae are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most common first name at a global level, borne by 137 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 85,996. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 60 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 18 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Mwae Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwae surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mwae
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