Mwayuya Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwayuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwayuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1181:391,35522,129

Mwayuya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwayuya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwayuya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwayuya is the 1,674,734th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. Mwayuya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayuya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwayuya is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 391,355. In Kenya Mwayuya is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 100 percent are found.

Mwayuya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwayaya86639/
Mwayeya86306/
Mwajuya861/
Mwayiya861/
Mwaweya71512/
Mwayoyo71166/
Mbayaya71153/
Mwayaye7148/
Mweyaya7118/
Mwayayi7110/
Mbayiya717/
Mweyeya711/
Muayaya711/
Mwayeye711/
Muauiya711/
Mwauyeyo6741/
M'Bayoya674/
Mwaiyoyo674/
Muhaiyya671/
Mbayahya671/

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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 Mwayuya
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