Mwaku Surname
Approximately 7,614 people bear this surname
Mwaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 7,272 | 1:10,159 | 1,258 |
| Zambia | 186 | 1:85,215 | 7,135 |
| Tanzania | 113 | 1:468,510 | 32,208 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Mwaku (568) may also be a first name.
Mwaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwaku is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaku? popularity and diffusion
Mwaku is the 65,556th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 957,124 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaku live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 351,990th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 568 people.
It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 7,272 people, or 1 in 10,159. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakhu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwakou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaeku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwakuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muaku | 80 | 1,706 | / |
| Mweku | 80 | 189 | / |
| Mvaku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwoku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakhuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbakui | 73 | 45 | / |
| Mbakeu | 73 | 44 | / |
| Mwekau | 73 | 18 | / |
| M'Baku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mmbaku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbakuh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwakoe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbeaku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muakou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwokgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muakut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwakuyowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaakhu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mbaakuh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Muhakud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwoikut | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbackou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhakuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mveku | 60 | 568 | / |
| Mueku | 60 | 31 | / |
| Mvacu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Mbacu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Muoku | 60 | 3 | / |
| Muheku | 55 | 502 | / |
| Mbokeu | 55 | 16 | / |
| Mvekou | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mbokui | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mbokau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mmboku | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mvokou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Muokou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbokuh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Muosku | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mvoukou | 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 Mwaku
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