Mwao Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Mwao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Kenya | 145 | 1:318,482 | 19,707 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Mwao (30) may also be a first name.
Mwao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwao is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwao? popularity and diffusion
Mwao is the 842,714th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The surname Mwao is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwao reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
The last name Mwao is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Without taking into account The DR Congo Mwao exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 44 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Mwao
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