Mwavadu Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwavadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwavadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8161:56,5935,618

Mwavadu (186) may also be a first name.

Mwavadu Last Name Facts

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

Mwavadu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwavadu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 424,145th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. The last name Mwavadu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwavadu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwavadu is also the 667,122nd most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 186 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 56,593. In Kenya Mwavadu is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 78 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 20 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 1 percent are found.

Mwavadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (84%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mavadu921/
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Mavdu832/
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Maviadou801/
Mwavideu801/
Mavade77373/
Mavadi77246/
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Mvuadu77130/
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Mavaut7725/
Mavady7717/
Mavudu779/
Mavado777/
Mahvad775/
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Maavad774/
Moavad772/
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Mivadu771/
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Mwvd732/
Mavd731/
Mvdu731/
Mwavita7118,482/
Mavadiy712,867/
Mavaday71577/
Mavadia71213/
Mavidou71205/
Miyavad71157/
Mavadai7135/
Mavhatu7131/
Mayavad7131/
Mahvadi7130/
Mavaidi7125/
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Mhavade718/
Mavaddi718/
Maefadu717/
Maivada716/
Maifadu716/
Maavidu715/
Mavuadi714/
Mauvadi713/
Mavadee712/
Mavadha712/
Mayvade712/
Mavhado712/
Mayvada711/
Mavadae711/
Mavadeo711/
Mavvada711/
Mavyada711/
Maavadh711/
Maavatu711/
Meyavad711/
Mvadhyu711/
Mavaadi711/
Mauvady711/
Mevadau711/
Mevadiu711/
Muvuadu711/
Mwavudi711/
Mwavida711/
Mwavyawatu711/
Mevad6740,491/
Mavadiya67208/
Mavud67203/
Mavat67177/
Mavadhiy67175/
Movad67173/
Mavut67121/
Mavdi6768/
Mayavade6759/
Maved6757/
Mvudu6753/
Mafad6747/
Mavaetau6741/
Mvadi6741/
Mavvidou6734/
Mfadu6726/
Muvad6716/
Mavid6710/
Mwafaida6710/
Mavda677/
Mvada677/
Mivad675/
Mvado675/
Mavde674/
Mvidu674/
Maafedua673/
Mahvd673/
Mavod672/
Mavidoue671/
Mavta671/
Mavtu671/
Mayavady671/
Mvade671/
Mmavaddi671/
Mavaiday671/
Mavaouda671/
Mawavata671/
M Wavita671/
Maifadou671/
Muwavita671/
Mwaviita671/
Mwavitta671/
Mwavvita671/
Maifadau671/
Hmvdu671/
Mbouvadou631/

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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 Mwavadu
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