Mwakaja Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Mwakaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwakaja (10) may also be a first name.
Mwakaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwakaja occurs most in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mwakaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakaja reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwakaja is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 10 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 44 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 44 percent live and Iringa Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwankaja | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwamkaja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mwakaje | 86 | 2,278 | / |
| Mwakaya | 86 | 189 | / |
| Mwakoja | 86 | 143 | / |
| Mwakuja | 86 | 97 | / |
| Mwakajo | 86 | 24 | / |
| Mwakeja | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mwakaji | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwakija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbakaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muakaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwakioja | 80 | 56 | / |
| Mwankuja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakieja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakhaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakauya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakai | 77 | 580 | / |
| Mwakau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwakea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwakayaya | 75 | 512 | / |
| Mwakaye | 71 | 140 | / |
| Muakaya | 71 | 103 | / |
| Mwakuya | 71 | 62 | / |
| Mbakaji | 71 | 35 | / |
| Mwamkay | 71 | 27 | / |
| Muakaji | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwakeya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbakaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muakuja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakoji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakijo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbakaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakuuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamnkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakhuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muakhaya | 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
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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 Mwakaja
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