Mwiwa Surname
Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname
Mwiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 967 | 1:17,703 | 2,784 |
| Kenya | 140 | 1:329,856 | 20,127 |
| Tanzania | 114 | 1:464,400 | 32,092 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mwiwa (15) may also be a first name.
Mwiwa Demographics
Mwiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwiwa is most common in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwiwa? popularity and diffusion
Mwiwa is the 280,606th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. Mwiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwiwa live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwiwa is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 967 people, or 1 in 17,703. Beside Malawi Mwiwa exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Mwiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaiwa | 91 | 509 | / |
| Mweiwa | 91 | 131 | / |
| Mwiw'a | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwihwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwiwga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiswa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwihwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwewa | 80 | 113,885 | / |
| Muiwa | 80 | 166 | / |
| Mwiva | 80 | 60 | / |
| Mwiwe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mwiwi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mviwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwiwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaiwe | 73 | 904 | / |
| Mwisua | 73 | 265 | / |
| Mwaywa | 73 | 226 | / |
| Mwaiwo | 73 | 120 | / |
| Mwiswe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbihwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbeiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mweewa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwewwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muiw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvijwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwehwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwivai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwibay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaihwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| M'Baiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhwihwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaiwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhihwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwesswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhijwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbiwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwiwa
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