Mwakyeja Surname
Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname
Mwakyeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,195 | 1:44,303 | 5,021 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Mwakyeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakyeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwakyeja is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakyeja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 313,815th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,088,175 people. The last name Mwakyeja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakyeja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,195 people, or 1 in 44,303. In Tanzania Mwakyeja is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 68 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakyejo | 88 | 65 | / |
| Mwakyeya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mwakyaja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwakieja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwakuyeya | 82 | 94 | / |
| Mwakiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakioja | 75 | 56 | / |
| Mwakayaya | 71 | 512 | / |
| Mwakajuja | 71 | 110 | / |
| Mwakajajo | 71 | 92 | / |
| Mwakijaja | 71 | 64 | / |
| Mwakitaja | 71 | 51 | / |
| Mwakijoja | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwakayiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwachiyeya | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mbakyiza | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbakieye | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwakiuhie | 59 | 7 | / |
| Mwachiuya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbakiiza | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mwakihou | 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 Mwakyeja
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