Mwaje Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Mwaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 165 | 1:320,858 | 24,292 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaje occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaje? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,239,697th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name Mwaje is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaje live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 320,858. In Tanzania Mwaje is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 98 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Mwaje exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwajei | 91 | 8 | / |
| Mwauje | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mwajie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaije | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaj | 89 | 51 | / |
| Mwase | 80 | 25,948 | / |
| Mwaja | 80 | 4,369 | / |
| Mwije | 80 | 822 | / |
| Mwaze | 80 | 752 | / |
| Muaje | 80 | 339 | / |
| Mwaye | 80 | 307 | / |
| Mbaje | 80 | 126 | / |
| Mwaji | 80 | 120 | / |
| Mwawe | 80 | 96 | / |
| Mwaie | 80 | 75 | / |
| Mwaju | 80 | 57 | / |
| Mwage | 80 | 50 | / |
| Mweje | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwaue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwadji | 73 | 220 | / |
| Mhwaji | 73 | 160 | / |
| Mwaaze | 73 | 74 | / |
| Mwaise | 73 | 67 | / |
| Mwazie | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mwaase | 73 | 28 | / |
| Mwasie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwajah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwarze | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwijje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwasee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwuase | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwahee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mweije | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwagie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwajaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muajer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbajeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwejje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwazeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwasea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaace | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaize | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmweje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muajie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwajas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhaje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mwau | 67 | 5,535 | / |
| Mwei | 67 | 1,779 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mbaj | 67 | 582 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mwaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mwahaja | 67 | 92 | / |
| Muhajer | 67 | 57 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Muaj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mvae | 67 | 8 | / |
| Muhajeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwajowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwayesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwazeeh | 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 Mwaje
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