Mwayaa Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwayaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwayaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396

Mwayaa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwayaa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayaa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwayaa is the 2,185,341st most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayaa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Mwayaa is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 93 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 5 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found.

Mwayaa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwayaa last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaya918,983/
Mbayaa836/
Mwayai832/
Mwayah831/
Muayaa831/
Mwajaa831/
Mway80245/
Mwaa80124/
Mwahaja7792/
Mwayaye7748/
Mwahaya7711/
Mwaheya775/
Mwayowa771/
Mbaya7342,200/
Mwiya7319,155/
Mwaja734,369/
Mwayi731,622/
Mweya731,526/
Muaya731,192/
Mwoya73375/
Mwaye73307/
Mwayo73132/
Mvaya7393/
Mwayu7385/
Mways732/
Hmway731/
Mwaia731/
Mwa'a731/
Mwaua731/
Mwaiyayi712/
Muayad675,257/
M'Baya671,140/
Mmbaya67802/
Mwijaa67501/
Mwaiha67142/
Mwahyu6755/
Muayat6737/
Mwajja6733/
M'Wayi6721/
Mwajoa679/
Mwajah678/
Mwaayi677/
Mwaiye676/
Mbayai676/
Mueyaa676/
M'Mwaa674/
Mwauyi674/
Mwooya674/
Mwaija673/
Mwiyah672/
Mweeya672/
Mbayae672/
Mmuaya672/
Mbahya671/
Mhwayi671/
Mbayha671/
Muayha671/
Hmwaye671/
Mwauia671/
Mwayisowa671/
Muayea671/
Mwauye671/
Mwauea671/
Mweyah671/
Mwwayy671/
Mwauja671/
Mwajas671/
Mwahia671/

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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 Mwayaa
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