Mwayabu Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mwayabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwayabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwayabu (63) may also be a first name.

Mwayabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwayabu is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwayabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,194,481st most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name Mwayabu is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Mwayabu reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwayabu is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 63 people.

Mwayabu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Other than The DR Congo Mwayabu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muayabu861,532/
Mbayabu86860/
Mwajabu86108/
Mwayubu8617/
Mweabu7717/
Muayebu7175/
Mwajibu7116/
Mwijabu716/
Mbeyabu712/
Muayubu711/
Mbeabu621/
Mbajbu621/
Mbujabu5721/
Mbaibou573/
Muhajubu531/

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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
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  • 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 Mwayabu
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