Mwayama Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Mwayama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 169 | 1:273,254 | 18,015 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwayama (250) may also be a first name.
Mwayama Demographics
Mwayama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwayama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwayama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwayama is found most in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwayama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwayama is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. Mwayama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayama are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 250 people.
The surname Mwayama is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 273,254. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 98 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Mwayama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwayuma | 86 | 47,103 | / |
| Mbayama | 86 | 166 | / |
| Mweyama | 86 | 37 | / |
| Mwayoma | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwayima | 86 | 4 | / |
| Muayama | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwayami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwauyma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwuayuma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwaajuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaima | 77 | 30 | / |
| Mweama | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mwauma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbayma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwajuma | 71 | 9,156 | / |
| Muayuma | 71 | 515 | / |
| Mwawema | 71 | 273 | / |
| Mbayima | 71 | 56 | / |
| Mboyama | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mbeyama | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mweyema | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mbuyama | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mbiyama | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mwajima | 71 | 21 | / |
| Muayami | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwajema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbayame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mweyamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweyame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwayume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwayimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mviyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvuyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbayuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwijama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwame | 67 | 552 | / |
| Mwajumaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwajumah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mouhayma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muajamma | 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 Mwayama
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