Mwayaya Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwayaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwayaya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5371:85,9967,824
Zambia671:236,56614,543
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwayaya Demographics

Mwayaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mwayaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwayaya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwayaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 511,519th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. Mwayaya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayaya live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 85,996. In Kenya Mwayaya is most numerous in: Kwale County, where 61 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 25 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Mwayaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (56%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwayeya86306/
Mbayaya86153/
Mwayuya86118/
Mweyaya8618/
Mwayiya861/
Muayaya861/
Mbayahya801/
Mwaweya71512/
Mwajaja71300/
Mwayoyo71166/
Mbayiya717/
Mboyaya711/
Mwajuya711/
Mbuyaya711/
Mbayayo711/
Mwauyeyo6741/
M'Bayoya674/
Mwaiyoyo674/
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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 Mwayaya
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