Mwavu Surname
Approximately 1,396 people bear this surname
Mwavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 575 | 1:67,894 | 7,607 |
| Kenya | 423 | 1:109,172 | 9,355 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Tanzania | 157 | 1:337,208 | 25,147 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mwavu (97) may also be a first name.
Mwavu Demographics
Mwavu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwavu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwavu is the 277,488th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,220,305 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwavu are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwavu is also the 962,660th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 97 people.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 67,894. In Uganda Mwavu is most common in: Namutumba District, where 20 percent are found, Kaliro District, where 19 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 15 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and Malawi, where 13 percent are found.
Mwavu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mwavu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mwavu
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