Mwaivu Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Mwaivu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 437 | 1:105,675 | 9,126 |
Mwaivu (126) may also be a first name.
Mwaivu Demographics
Mwaivu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwaivu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaivu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaivu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaivu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwaivu is the 680,882nd most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaivu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwaivu is also the 829,183rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 126 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 437 people, or 1 in 105,675. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 47 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 37 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 16 percent reside.
Mwaivu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (75%) 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 Mwaivu
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