Mwiyo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mwiyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwiyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwiyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwiyo is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwiyo? popularity and diffusion
Mwiyo is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiyo live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwiyo is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwiya | 80 | 19,155 | / |
| Mweyo | 80 | 1,448 | / |
| Mbiyo | 80 | 744 | / |
| Muiyo | 80 | 575 | / |
| Mwoyo | 80 | 369 | / |
| Mwijo | 80 | 307 | / |
| Mwayo | 80 | 132 | / |
| Mwiye | 80 | 90 | / |
| Mwaio | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mviyo | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mbhiyo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwooyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwaiho | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Woyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwiyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbiyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mwei | 67 | 1,779 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mwou | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mwoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwayowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhoiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoj | 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
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- 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 Mwiyo
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