Mwayana Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Mwayana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 141 | 1:375,472 | 27,321 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwayana (33) may also be a first name.
Mwayana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwayana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwayana is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwayana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwayana is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayana reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwayana is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 33 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muayana | 86 | 66 | / |
| Mbayana | 86 | 19 | / |
| Mwayona | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwayena | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mweyana | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwayani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwiyanga | 80 | 42 | / |
| Mwayango | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mweyanga | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mweeyana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiyona | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaina | 77 | 81 | / |
| Mwauna | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mweana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mvuyana | 71 | 1,429 | / |
| Mboyana | 71 | 440 | / |
| Mbuyana | 71 | 314 | / |
| Muaynah | 71 | 172 | / |
| Mwayoni | 71 | 48 | / |
| Muiyana | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mbajana | 71 | 30 | / |
| Muajana | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mwayene | 71 | 21 | / |
| Muayani | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwayini | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mbiyana | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mwayangeyi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mbayina | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwijana | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mbayane | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwajina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwayine | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbeyana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mviyana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvayane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muayane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwajanj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwayino | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muayena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbayona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaynai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muayano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweyani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwayeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwayinga | 67 | 581 | / |
| Mwane | 67 | 287 | / |
| Mwayonga | 67 | 232 | / |
| Muhayani | 67 | 185 | / |
| Mwayongo | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mwayingi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mwehanga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mwejanga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwayenge | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbaihana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwayengo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbheyana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwané | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweyanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwajangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbayinna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muaainah | 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 Mwayana
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