Mwavaka Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwavaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwavaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1381:334,63720,269

Mwavaka Last Name Facts

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

Mwavaka is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwavaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwavaka is the 1,511,557th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwavaka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwavaka is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 334,637. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found and Nandi County, where 1 percent are found.

Mwavaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwavaka surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwawaka86107/
Muavaka8631/
Mwaveka862/
Mwaboka7169/
Mwawoka7121/
Mwawako714/
Muawaka711/
Mwaweka711/
Mwaibako67489/
Mbabaakaa631/
Muawoka5727/
Mbowako5714/
Muaboka574/

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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 Mwavaka
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