Mwazo Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwazo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwazo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6121:75,4577,047
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwazo (339) may also be a first name.

Mwazo Last Name Facts

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

Mwazo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwazo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwazo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwazo is the 504,389th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. The surname Mwazo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwazo reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 474,488th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 339 people.

Mwazo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 612 people, or 1 in 75,457. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 81 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 18 percent are found and Muranga County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mwazo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwazo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwazoi9127/
Mwazoa9119/
Mwazoh912/
Mwazuo911/
Mwadzoi8321/
Mbazo801,854/
Mwaza80837/
Mwaso80764/
Mwezo80197/
Muazo8098/
Mwaco802/
Mwozo802/
Mbadzo73566/
Mwazha73497/
Mwazaz73103/
Mwauza7385/
Mwazia7374/
Mbazoo7366/
Mwedzo7352/
Mbazou7340/
Mbazoh7316/
Mwaaza7311/
Mwacho7311/
Mbazio738/
Mbaazo736/
Mhwaso734/
Mbaizo733/
Mbhazo732/
Mwadjo732/
Mwazeu731/
Mhwaza731/
Mwazja731/
Mwoozo731/
Mwozho731/
Mbaïzo731/
Mmbazo731/
Mwasoi731/
Mbauzo731/
Mwezho731/
Mwazza731/
Mwaiso731/
Mwadza731/
Mwaidza67230/
Mwachoo67124/
Mwaedza67122/
Mwachuo6713/
Mbaudzo676/
Mwatsop671/
M'Bazou671/
Mwoezoh671/
Muharzo671/
Mbeazuo671/
Mwahaso671/
Mhwadza671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwazo
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