Mwavuo Surname

325,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwavuo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwavuo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1411:40,4734,245
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mwavuo (469) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwavuo Demographics

Mwavuo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 25 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwavuo Last Name Facts

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

Mwavuo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwavuo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwavuo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 325,490th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,375,806 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwavuo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 393,184th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 469 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,141 people, or 1 in 40,473. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 60 percent are found, Kwale County, where 27 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Mwavuo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (92%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwavo911/
Mwavua83515/
Mwawo73193/
Mwava737/
Mbavo736/
Mwevo731/
Mwaiwo67120/
Mbavua6768/
Mwabua6761/
Mwauwa6731/
Muavua6721/
Mwayua679/
Mbavou677/
Muavho673/
Mwavha671/
Mbaubo671/
Mbabuo671/
Mbavoo671/
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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 Mwavuo
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