Mwanayo Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Mwanayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwanayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwanayo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwanayo is the 2,121,169th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Mwanayo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwanayo reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 97 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangay | 86 | 69 | / |
| Muanayo | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mwanyoa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwanayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaya | 80 | 370 | / |
| Mwanyoha | 80 | 223 | / |
| Mwangayi | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mwanyoya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwanayid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mwanea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwanau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwanoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwanae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbanay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaja | 71 | 204 | / |
| Mwanawe | 71 | 132 | / |
| Mbanajo | 71 | 64 | / |
| Mwaniya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mbonayo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mwaneya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbanaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwangae | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaneyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwangaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweneyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwana'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanoje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoya | 67 | 875 | / |
| Muangayu | 67 | 644 | / |
| Mwangoje | 67 | 355 | / |
| Muangayi | 67 | 157 | / |
| Mbainaye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwanaaja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwangiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwangoji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwangaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwanaawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhanaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhanaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaniia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaneyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muangaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanojuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvangaye | 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
- 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 Mwanayo
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