Mwaye Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Mwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 197 | 1:268,739 | 21,270 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwaye occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 878,878th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. Mwaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwaye reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwaye is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 268,739. In Tanzania Mwaye is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 95 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaiye | 91 | 6 | / |
| Hmwaye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwauye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mway | 89 | 245 | / |
| Mwye | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwayaye | 83 | 48 | / |
| Mwayesh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwayeye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbaye | 80 | 253,782 | / |
| Mwaya | 80 | 8,983 | / |
| Mwayi | 80 | 1,622 | / |
| Mwaje | 80 | 187 | / |
| Mweye | 80 | 152 | / |
| Mwayo | 80 | 132 | / |
| Mwawe | 80 | 96 | / |
| Mwiye | 80 | 90 | / |
| Mwayu | 80 | 85 | / |
| Mwaie | 80 | 75 | / |
| Mwoye | 80 | 26 | / |
| Muaye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mways | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mvaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hmway | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Baye | 73 | 9,356 | / |
| Muayed | 73 | 130 | / |
| Mbaaye | 73 | 109 | / |
| Mwayaa | 73 | 75 | / |
| Mwahyu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mwajje | 73 | 39 | / |
| Mbayoe | 73 | 27 | / |
| M'Wayi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mwajei | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwauje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwaayi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwahee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwauyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmbaye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbaiye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbayee | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwiyei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwayai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbahye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwagie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbayae | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwwayy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwawei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbayei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwajie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaije | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muayea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mweyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mwau | 67 | 5,535 | / |
| Mbay | 67 | 4,837 | / |
| Mwei | 67 | 1,779 | / |
| Muay | 67 | 1,618 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mwaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mwaj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mwej | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwahaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mvae | 67 | 8 | / |
| Muhaaye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwaheya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mvay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwayiyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbahaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhayeş | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhayed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweyeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayowa | 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
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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 Mwaye
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