Mwanyae Surname

380,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanyae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanyae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9351:49,3905,039
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mwanyae (156) may also be a first name.

Mwanyae Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanyae is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwanyae.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyae? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 380,576th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,777,530 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyae reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 156 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 935 people, or 1 in 49,390. In Kenya Mwanyae is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 51 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 29 percent reside and Kwale County, where 20 percent reside. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Mwanyae Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwanyae surname is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanya921,665/
Mwanyai8670/
Mwaanya8626/
Mwanyia8615/
Mwanyoe869/
Mwany'a869/
Mwanyoa864/
Mwanjya861/
Mwanyah861/
Mweanya861/
Mwanjae861/
Mwanyoha80223/
Mwanyahi802/
Mwanja7715,686/
Mwania7713,275/
Mbanya771,373/
Muanya771,047/
Mwanyo77139/
Mvanya7728/
Mwonya7710/
Mwanea774/
Muhanya71531/
Mwanjja7113/
Mwaniha7113/
Mbhanya7111/
Mwanjia717/
Mwanjaâ714/
Mwanjea714/
Mwanjah714/
Muanyai714/
Mmuanya713/
Mwaanja712/
Mwannia712/
Mwanjau712/
Mwaniah711/
Mwanyoo711/
Mwanguhhya711/
Mwaneao711/
Mbanyah711/
Mbaanya711/
Mwangeo711/
Mwahanja6792/
Mwanaaja679/
Mbanyaha671/
Mwanaayo671/
Mbahanya671/
Mwanaija671/

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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 Mwanyae
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