Mwayu Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Mwayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Mwayu (27) may also be a first name.
Mwayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwayu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwayu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwayu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayu are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mwayu is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Barring The DR Congo Mwayu occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwahyu | 91 | 55 | / |
| Mwau | 89 | 5,535 | / |
| Mway | 89 | 245 | / |
| Mwaya | 80 | 8,983 | / |
| Mbayu | 80 | 6,878 | / |
| Mwayi | 80 | 1,622 | / |
| Mwahu | 80 | 1,215 | / |
| Mwaye | 80 | 307 | / |
| Mwayo | 80 | 132 | / |
| Mwaju | 80 | 57 | / |
| Mweyu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Mways | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwaue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hmway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwayaa | 73 | 75 | / |
| M'Bayu | 73 | 27 | / |
| M'Wayi | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mwauje | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwauyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwauia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbayuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhwayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwwayy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaihu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmwaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mbau | 67 | 6,583 | / |
| Mweu | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Mbay | 67 | 4,837 | / |
| Muay | 67 | 1,618 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mwaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mwou | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mwaj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mwahaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mvay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwayesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwayowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwye | 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 Mwayu
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