Mwia Surname
Approximately 562 people bear this surname
Mwia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 539 | 1:85,677 | 7,804 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mwia (265) may also be a first name.
Mwia Demographics
Mwia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwia is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwia? popularity and diffusion
Mwia is the 563,577th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name Mwia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwia live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 546,451st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 265 people.
The surname Mwia is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 539 people, or 1 in 85,677. In Kenya Mwia is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 95 percent reside, Machakos County, where 2 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Mwia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwia surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwija | 89 | 347 | / |
| Mwiha | 89 | 30 | / |
| Mwiae | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwjia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwijaa | 80 | 501 | / |
| Mwaija | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwijai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwjias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwajia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwihaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwiath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muia | 75 | 30,109 | / |
| Mbia | 75 | 12,355 | / |
| Mvia | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mwya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwiyoha | 73 | 297 | / |
| Mbiha | 67 | 568 | / |
| Mweha | 67 | 453 | / |
| M'Bia | 67 | 402 | / |
| Mwijo | 67 | 307 | / |
| Mbija | 67 | 131 | / |
| Muiai | 67 | 48 | / |
| Muiha | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mwiho | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mviha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbiaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwjai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaiyayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwjha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muiau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muiaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwwja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muiad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muias | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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