Mwazabe Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwazabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwazabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1651:279,87818,255

Mwazabe Last Name Facts

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

Mwazabe is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwazabe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwazabe? popularity and diffusion

Mwazabe is the 1,348,199th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Mwazabe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwazabe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwazabe is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya Mwazabe is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 100 percent reside.

Mwazabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwajabe865/
Mwazobe861/
Mwazaba861/
Mwaisabe805/
Mwasabi71105/
Mwasebe7152/
Mwazoba7121/
Mwasawe718/
Mwasave718/
Mwasaba713/
Mwosabe711/
Mwasobe711/
Mwachabi6713/
Mwashaba679/
Mwasabit674/
Muashabe671/
Mwaisabi671/

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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 Mwazabe
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