Mwedwa Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwedwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwedwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwedwa (12) may also be a first name.

Mwedwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwedwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwedwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwedwa is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwedwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name globally It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 457,227. In Kenya Mwedwa is most common in: Meru County, where 86 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Mwedwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwedwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwetwa83840/
Mbedwa8322/
Mweetwa7718,213/
Mwadwaa772/
Mwettwa771/
Mwaetwa771/
Mwitwa6715,935/
Mwadua67104/
Mbedua67103/
Muetwa675/
Mwatwa673/
Mwetwe672/
Mbedwo671/
Mwathwa62188/
Mwithwa62132/
Mwaitwa6233/
Mweetwe6223/
Muhetwa624/
Muhidwa621/
Mwuitwa621/
Mwittwa621/
Mwatua50524/
Mbidua5075/
Muitwa5034/
Mwitwe507/
Mwitua505/
Mbitwa503/
Mvotwa502/
Mbetua501/
Mwitwi501/

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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 Mwedwa
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