Mwakaye Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwakaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Mwakaye Last Name Facts

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

Mwakaye occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakaye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Mwakaye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakaye live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwakaye is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Besides Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Zambia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwakaje862,278/
Mwakaya86189/
Mwakuye867/
Mwakoye862/
Mwakiye861/
Mwakaiyo801/
Mwakhaya801/
Mwakauya801/
Mwakai77580/
Mwokye7726/
Mwakey774/
Mwakoy774/
Mwakaa773/
Mwakoe772/
Mwakei771/
Mbakay771/
Mwekay771/
Mwakau771/
Mwakea771/
Mwakayaya75512/
Muhakhaye751/
Mwakoyi71151/
Mwakoyo71145/
Mwakoja71143/
Muakaya71103/
Mwakuja7197/
Mwakuya7162/
Mwakajo7124/
Mbakiye7117/
Mwakeja7111/
Mwakaja7110/
Mwakiyo719/
Mwakaji712/
Mwakeya712/
Mwakaha711/
Mwakija711/
Mwakiya711/
Mwakaui711/
Mbakaje711/
Muhakye711/
Muakayi711/
Mbokaye711/
Mwaikaja6794/
Mwakioja6756/
Mbaikoye674/
Mbaïkoye671/
Mwakhuha671/
Mwakuuya671/
Mwakieja671/
Mwaikuje671/
Muakhaya671/

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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 Mwakaye
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