Mwia Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5391:85,6777,804
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mwia (265) may also be a first name.

Mwia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwia is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 563,577th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. Mwia is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwia live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwia is also the 546,451st most numerous first name in the world, held by 265 people.

Mwia is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 539 people, or 1 in 85,677. In Kenya Mwia is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 95 percent live, Machakos County, where 2 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Mwia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwija89347/
Mwiha8930/
Mwiae891/
Mwjia891/
Mwijaa80501/
Mwaija803/
Mwijai802/
Mwjias801/
Mwajia801/
Mwihaz801/
Mweiya801/
Mwiath801/
Muia7530,109/
Mbia7512,355/
Mvia7512/
Mwya752/
Mwiyoha73297/
Mbiha67568/
Mweha67453/
M'Bia67402/
Mwijo67307/
Mbija67131/
Muiai6748/
Muiha6725/
Mwiho6722/
Mviha6710/
Mbiaa679/
Mwjai674/
Mwaiyayi672/
Mwjha671/
Mweao671/
Mweea671/
Muiau671/
Muiat671/
Muiaz671/
Mweah671/
Mwwja671/
Muiad671/
Muias670/

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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 Mwia
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