Mwayoyo Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwayoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwayoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mwayoyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwayoyo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mwayoyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayoyo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,343,156th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. Mwayoyo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayoyo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Mwayoyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaiyoyo934/
Mwoyoyo861/
Mbayoyo861/
Mwaihoyo8058/
Mwayaya71639/
Mwayeya71306/
Mwayuya71118/
Mwajojo715/
Mwayiya711/
Mbayiyo711/
Mboyoyo711/
Mwehayo711/
Mbuyoyo711/
Mwaihojo671,165/
Mwauyeyo6741/
M'Bayoya674/
Muhoyoyo671/
Mwahiojo671/

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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 Mwayoyo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis