Mwazia Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwazia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwazia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwazia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwazia is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwazia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwazia reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwazia is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Budaka District, where 84 percent live, Kampala District, where 5 percent live and Kibuku District, where 5 percent live. Apart from Uganda Mwazia is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 46 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaza91837/
Mwazha83497/
Mwazaz83103/
Mwazya8395/
Mwauza8385/
Mwazoi8327/
Mwaisa8322/
Mwazoa8319/
Mwaaza8311/
Mbazia8310/
Mwaija833/
Mwazja831/
Mwajia831/
Mwazza831/
Mhwaza831/
Mwaizai779/
Mwasiha774/
Mwaisga771/
Mbaza736,040/
Mwasa734,278/
Muaza73860/
Mwazo73651/
Mvaza731/
Mwasya672,589/
Mbaiza67125/
Mwadja6734/
Mwajja6733/
Muazaz6733/
Mwasaa6725/
Mbazza6721/
Muazza6721/
Mwaasa6720/
Mbazaa6712/
Mbagia6711/
Mwajah678/
Mwajei678/
Mbazah678/
Mbazio678/
Muaaza677/
Muazau675/
Mwausa674/
Mwasai674/
M'Baza672/
Mbauza672/
Mwazoh672/
Mbazha672/
Mbozia672/
Mwozai671/
Mwauja671/
Mwazeu671/
Mbhaza671/
Mwaiso671/
Mwajaa671/
Mhwasa671/
Mwasau671/
Mwasea671/
Mwasad671/
Mwazuo671/
Mwajas671/
Mbaaza671/
Mwasoi671/
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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 Mwazia
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