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
Mwaye has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwaye is the 878,878th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwaye live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 268,739. In Tanzania it is most common in: Pwani Region, where 95 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
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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