Mwavaga Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwavaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwavaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mwavaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwavaga is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwavaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwavaga? popularity and diffusion

Mwavaga is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Mwavaga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwavaga are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Mwavaga is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Mwavaga is most common in: Vihiga County, where 82 percent are found, Busia County, where 9 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Mwavaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwavaga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwavanga932/
Mwavagha931/
Mwabaga86106/
Mwawaga869/
Mbavaga869/
Mbaavaga8053/
Mwaiwaga8021/
Mwabagha804/
Mwaiswaga75106/
Mwajwanga754/
Mwawega719/
Mwewaga716/
Mbawaga714/
Mwawoga714/
Mbabaga711/
Muavega711/
Muawanga67151/
Mbaawaga674/
Mbavooga674/
Mwaswago671/
Mwahabogo6378/
Mbawuagah631/
Mbaawuagah591/
Mwowoga577/
Mwawogha531/

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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
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  • 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 Mwavaga
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