Mwakawaya Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Mwakawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwakawaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwakawaya occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwakawaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakawaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwakawaya is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakawaya reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 546,549. In Zambia Mwakawaya is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakaswaya | 95 | 627 | / |
| Mwakawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaswaja | 84 | 88 | / |
| Mwakabaja | 78 | 5 | / |
| Mwakabayo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwakabuya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwakabeya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwakawi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Muakawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakabuja | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwakabeja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakavi | 63 | 729 | / |
| Mwakabuje | 56 | 11 | / |
| Mbokawoyi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbokawoye | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbokabeya | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbakabi | 50 | 2 | / |
| Muakabi | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbakowe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbokawe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muokawe | 50 | 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 Mwakawaya
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