Mwaju Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Mwaju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Mwaju (211) may also be a first name.
Mwaju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaju is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaju? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwaju is the 2,555,468th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaju reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwaju is also the 622,565th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 211 people.
This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwadju | 91 | 41 | / |
| Mwauju | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mwau | 89 | 5,535 | / |
| Mwaj | 89 | 51 | / |
| Mwaja | 80 | 4,369 | / |
| Mbaju | 80 | 1,364 | / |
| Mwahu | 80 | 1,215 | / |
| Mwaje | 80 | 187 | / |
| Mwaji | 80 | 120 | / |
| Mwasu | 80 | 86 | / |
| Mwayu | 80 | 85 | / |
| Mwazu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Muaju | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwaue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhwaji | 73 | 160 | / |
| Mwahyu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mwazui | 73 | 10 | / |
| Muhaju | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwajah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwauje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwausu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwauyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwaizu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwajaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaihu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwasau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwazeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwasui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwajas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaije | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwajie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mbau | 67 | 6,583 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mbaj | 67 | 582 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mwaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mwou | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mwahaja | 67 | 92 | / |
| Muaj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwajowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muadjud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaji | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mwaju
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis