Mwawai Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Mwawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 71 | 1:650,421 | 29,207 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Mwawai Demographics
Mwawai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwawai is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwawai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Mwawai is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwawai live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwawai is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 96 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 1 percent reside and Kwale County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent reside.
Mwawai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwawa | 91 | 4,310 | / |
| Mwawi | 91 | 200 | / |
| Mwaswayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiwa | 83 | 509 | / |
| Mwaywa | 83 | 226 | / |
| Mwaabi | 83 | 77 | / |
| Mwauwa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Mwavai | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mwaewa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mwawei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwabai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwawea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwahwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwawah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwawas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaweya | 77 | 512 | / |
| Muawayi | 77 | 96 | / |
| Mwawaya | 77 | 51 | / |
| Mwahawa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mwawaje | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwawaye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mwabayi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mwaiswa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwahuwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbaiwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muawaia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaswii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwashwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muawaiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwawath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaweja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwawoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaswau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwewa | 73 | 113,885 | / |
| Muawi | 73 | 3,484 | / |
| Mwawe | 73 | 96 | / |
| Mwavi | 73 | 66 | / |
| Muawa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Mwowa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mvawa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwava | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwasweyi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mwashwei | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwaiwe | 67 | 904 | / |
| Muawei | 67 | 479 | / |
| Mweiwa | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mwabei | 67 | 108 | / |
| Mbavai | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mwaibe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mbabai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mbawei | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mwaywe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mbeawa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mwayua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mweewa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mmwaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwabay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwavie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwabaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbaawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muawie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwabha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbowaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwewwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbawha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muawaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwabau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwavha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbawih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwajwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwehwa | 67 | 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 Mwawai
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