Mwaweya Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Mwaweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 500 | 1:105,883 | 10,296 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
Mwaweya (14) may also be a first name.
Mwaweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwaweya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaweya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 605,571st most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mwaweya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 105,883. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 71 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 28 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwawea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwayeya | 86 | 306 | / |
| Mwaveya | 86 | 204 | / |
| Mwawaya | 86 | 51 | / |
| Mbaweya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Muaweya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwawoya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaweja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwabheya | 80 | 78 | / |
| Mwabeiya | 80 | 48 | / |
| Mwasweyi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Muaweeya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwaveyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwawai | 77 | 72 | / |
| Muawya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mwevya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwabey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mweeya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwawei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muaweeyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibeiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muawiya | 71 | 1,146 | / |
| Muawuya | 71 | 662 | / |
| Mwayaya | 71 | 639 | / |
| Mwayuya | 71 | 118 | / |
| Mbawuya | 71 | 63 | / |
| Mwayaye | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mbowaya | 71 | 34 | / |
| Muawaya | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mwaviya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mweyaya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mbawaya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mwayayi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwawaje | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwawaye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muabeya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwayiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muawyua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaveja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweyeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhaweeyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaawea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaswau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwayeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweheya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwajuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muaveya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwauyeyo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Muawuyya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mwashwei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muaawiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwabehah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muawaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaswayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muawuaya | 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 Mwaweya
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