Mwake Surname
Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname
Mwake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 983 | 1:46,979 | 4,833 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwake (421) may also be a first name.
Mwake Demographics
Mwake Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwake is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwake? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 314,885th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwake reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwake is also the 418,786th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 421 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 983 people, or 1 in 46,979. In Kenya Mwake is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 42 percent live, Machakos County, where 21 percent live and Mombasa County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Mwake Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mwake surname is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwauke | 91 | 275 | / |
| Mwaake | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mwakey | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwaeke | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwaike | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwakke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakez | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakeh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwak | 89 | 77 | / |
| Mwajeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwayuke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaka | 80 | 36,879 | / |
| Mwaki | 80 | 2,046 | / |
| Mweke | 80 | 629 | / |
| Mwike | 80 | 392 | / |
| Muake | 80 | 39 | / |
| Mwoke | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mwaky | 80 | 20 | / |
| Mvake | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwack | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwakq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaihake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwakoi | 73 | 2,625 | / |
| Mwakha | 73 | 1,227 | / |
| Mwakai | 73 | 580 | / |
| Mwauka | 73 | 552 | / |
| Mwache | 73 | 291 | / |
| Mwaiki | 73 | 237 | / |
| Mwaaka | 73 | 146 | / |
| Mwaika | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mwekea | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mwacka | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mvakhe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mbakke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwakoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbaake | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwakaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muakge | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muaske | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwacky | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muhake | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muakhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwakip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweuke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmbake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwikei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwieke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaace | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbakei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwakyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvacke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbauke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muak | 67 | 991 | / |
| Mwok | 67 | 631 | / |
| Mwajeka | 67 | 495 | / |
| Mwocket | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mwayuka | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mwayeka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwayika | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbaakee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwehaki | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwiyaki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwajeki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muayuke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwac | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muakhed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwauche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muaweke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbayeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwajuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwakaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaweka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwajaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwiyaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwachea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweyeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muojake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahaki | 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 Mwake
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