Mwahu Surname
Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname
Mwahu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,066 | 1:49,664 | 5,533 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mwahu (10) may also be a first name.
Mwahu Demographics
Mwahu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwahu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwahu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwahu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwahu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 310,170th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. Mwahu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwahu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,066 people, or 1 in 49,664. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 78 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 8 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mwahu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Mwahu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwahyu | 91 | 55 | / |
| Mwaihu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwau | 89 | 5,535 | / |
| Mwah | 89 | 192 | / |
| Mwaha | 80 | 381 | / |
| Mwayu | 80 | 85 | / |
| Mwaju | 80 | 57 | / |
| Mweah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwadh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwa | 75 | 915 | / |
| Mwu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mwaiha | 73 | 142 | / |
| Mwajah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwauje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwahee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwaiho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwauyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwiyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwahdh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwhahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwahgi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mbau | 67 | 6,583 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mwaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mwou | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mwahaja | 67 | 92 | / |
| Mvah | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mwaj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwua | 67 | 48 | / |
| M'Wahad | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mwahaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbhu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mmwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwahowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hmwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwayesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwihiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwahu
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