Mwaja Surname

106,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,2941:12,3291,603
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwaja (299) may also be a first name.

Mwaja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwaja is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwaja is the 106,915th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,668,012 people. The last name Mwaja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaja are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwaja is also the 509,704th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 299 people.

Mwaja is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,294 people, or 1 in 12,329. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 50 percent reside, Singida Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mwaja Last Name Statistics demography

Mwaja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwajah918/
Mwauja911/
Mwajas911/
Mwajaa911/
Mwaa89124/
Mwaj8951/
Mwahaja8392/
Mwajowa835/
Mwaya808,983/
Mbaja80829/
Muaja80697/
Mwija80347/
Mwaje80187/
Mweja80139/
Mwaji80120/
Mwaju8057/
Mwoja805/
Mwaia801/
Mwa'a801/
Mwijaa73501/
Mhwaji73160/
Mwaiha73142/
Mwayaa7375/
Mbajah7325/
Muajah7321/
Muhaja7320/
Mwauje737/
M'Mwaa734/
Mwahia731/
Mmbaja731/
Mwajie731/
Mwaije731/
Mwauia731/
Mwayah731/
Mwai6726,902/
Mwau675,535/
Mwea67990/
Mbaj67582/
Mway67245/
Mvaa67199/
Muhajat6746/
Muaj6744/
Mwej6734/
Muaa6728/
Muhajah6723/
Mwahaya6711/
Muhajad675/
Muhajas674/
Mwoj671/
Mwahaji671/
Mvaj671/
Mwayowa671/
Hmbahja671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwaja
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