Mwajima Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwajima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwajima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwajima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwajima is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwajima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Mwajima is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwajima reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwajima is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 60 percent are found, Kwale County, where 27 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mwajima exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.

Mwajima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwajima surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaima9230/
Mwajuma869,156/
Muajima86178/
Mwijima86120/
Mwasima86106/
Mwazima8698/
Mwajema864/
Mwayima864/
Mbajima864/
Mwagima861/
Mwadzima8013/
Mwajumaa805/
Mwajumah804/
Mwaajuma801/
Mwaisima801/
Mwijjima801/
Mwachima801/
Mbaima77110/
Mweama7721/
Mwauma774/
Mwaimo772/
Mbajma771/
Mwayuma7147,103/
Mbazima712,270/
Mwawema71273/
Mwasema71240/
Mwayama71174/
Mwazema7175/
Mbayima7156/
Mweyama7137/
Mbajime718/
Muajuma715/
Mwayoma714/
Mwasimo714/
Mwajume712/
Mwajeme711/
Mwaimet711/
Muajjma711/
Mwijama711/
Mbojima711/
Mbaimai711/
Muajime711/
Mwajemi711/
Mwauyma711/
Mwayimi711/
Mbajema711/
Muijima711/
Mwame67552/
Mwime67118/
Mbhazima6778/
Mwachema6770/
Muazaima675/
Mwuayuma674/
Muhaimad674/
Muhajimi671/
Mbujimay671/
Mwachimo671/
Muhazima671/
Muajamma671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwajima
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