Mwayeya Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Mwayeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 210 | 1:252,103 | 20,382 |
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Mwayeya Demographics
Mwayeya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwayeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwayeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwayeya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwayeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwayeya is the 881,213th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayeya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwayeya is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 252,103. In Tanzania Mwayeya is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 49 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 32 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Mwayeya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwayeya last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwayaya | 86 | 639 | / |
| Mwaweya | 86 | 512 | / |
| Mwayuya | 86 | 118 | / |
| Mwayiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwayeye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mweyeya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwauyeyo | 80 | 41 | / |
| Mweeya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwayoyo | 71 | 166 | / |
| Mbayaya | 71 | 153 | / |
| Mwayaye | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mueyeya | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mweyaya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mwayayi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mbayiya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbaweya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muaweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muayaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweyeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweheya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwajuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwijaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaweja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboyeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiyoyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Bayoya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muaweeya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muhaiyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbayahya | 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 Mwayeya
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