Mwakajo Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwakajo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakajo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Mwakajo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwakajo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakajo? popularity and diffusion

Mwakajo is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakajo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,308,995. In Kenya Mwakajo is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 45 percent are found, Taita Taveta County, where 45 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.

Mwakajo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakaje862,278/
Mwakaja8610/
Mwakaji862/
Mwakijo861/
Mwankaja804/
Mwakaiyo801/
Mwamkaja801/
Mwakoi772,625/
Mwakai77580/
Mwakoy774/
Mwakaa773/
Mwakoe772/
Mwakau771/
Mwakea771/
Mwakou771/
Mwakaya71189/
Mwakoyi71151/
Mwakoyo71145/
Mwakoja71143/
Mwakaye71140/
Mwakuja7197/
Mwakuya7162/
Mbakaji7135/
Mwamkay7127/
Muakaji7121/
Mwakeja7111/
Mwakiyo719/
Mwakeya712/
Mwakoye712/
Mwakiya711/
Mwakija711/
Mwakoji711/
Mwankoy711/
Mwankou711/
Mwakaha711/
Muakaja711/
Mbakaje711/
Mbakaja711/
Mwakioja6756/
Mwakhuha671/
Mwankuja671/
Mwamnkai671/
Mwakuuya671/
Mwakieja671/
Mwakhaya671/
Mwakauya671/

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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 Mwakajo
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