Mwayo Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Mwayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Kenya | 35 | 1:1,319,426 | 35,360 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
Mwayo (38) may also be a first name.
Mwayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwayo is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayo live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mwayo is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name globally It is held by 38 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and Zambia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mway | 89 | 245 | / |
| Mwayowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbayo | 80 | 153,090 | / |
| Mwaya | 80 | 8,983 | / |
| Mwayi | 80 | 1,622 | / |
| Mweyo | 80 | 1,448 | / |
| Mwoyo | 80 | 369 | / |
| Mwaye | 80 | 307 | / |
| Mvayo | 80 | 107 | / |
| Mwayu | 80 | 85 | / |
| Mwaio | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mwiyo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Muayo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mways | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hmway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwayaa | 73 | 75 | / |
| Mwahyu | 73 | 55 | / |
| M'Bayo | 73 | 49 | / |
| M'Wayi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mwooyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwauyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Woyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwaiho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbayoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmbayo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbhayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaïyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwwayy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwayisowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mwau | 67 | 5,535 | / |
| Mbay | 67 | 4,837 | / |
| Muay | 67 | 1,618 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mwaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mwou | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mwaj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mwoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwahaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mvay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwajowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwayesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoj | 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 Mwayo
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