Mwayadi Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mwayadi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwayadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwayadi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwayadi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayadi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwayadi is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Mwayadi are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Mwayadi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Mwayadi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muayadi8667/
Mwayidi8634/
Mwajadi861/
Muhayadi8019/
Mwaidi771,685/
Mwadei7712/
Muaydi779/
Mwaade771/
Mwaudi771/
Mbayade7175/
Mwajedi7170/
Muayada7167/
Mwijadi711/
Mbuyadi711/
Mwiyade711/
Mmwaidi711/
Mbayidi711/
Mwajady711/
Mwade6735/
Muhayidi675/

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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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  • 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 Mwayadi
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