Mwavua Surname
Approximately 515 people bear this surname
Mwavua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 383 | 1:192,897 | 19,402 |
| Kenya | 119 | 1:388,066 | 22,003 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Mwavua (434) may also be a first name.
Mwavua Demographics
Mwavua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwavua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwavua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwavua occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwavua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 602,749th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwavua reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwavua is also the 411,730th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 434 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 192,897. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Mwavua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwavuo | 83 | 1,143 | / |
| Mbavua | 83 | 68 | / |
| Mwabua | 83 | 61 | / |
| Muavua | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mwaubwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwavway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwabwa | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mbabva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mbabua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwabba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbovua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwafwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbafua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhabua | 62 | 123 | / |
| Mwabwau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwaphwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mbabueha | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mwaifwea | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mbobua | 50 | 106 | / |
| Muafua | 50 | 41 | / |
| Mwovwa | 50 | 9 | / |
| Mbabba | 50 | 8 | / |
| Muabba | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muabwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbabuo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbobwa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwavua
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