Mwoi Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Mwoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Mwoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwoi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwoi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwoi is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mwoi live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwoi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 69 percent live and Kajiado County, where 31 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwoji | 89 | 11 | / |
| Mwoyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwi | 86 | 132 | / |
| Mwo | 86 | 47 | / |
| Mwai | 75 | 26,902 | / |
| Mwei | 75 | 1,779 | / |
| Mboi | 75 | 1,761 | / |
| Mvoi | 75 | 497 | / |
| Mwou | 75 | 121 | / |
| Mwip | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mwoo | 75 | 16 | / |
| Mwos | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwho | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwii | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwoy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwoj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwiya | 67 | 19,155 | / |
| Muoio | 67 | 2,352 | / |
| Mwayi | 67 | 1,622 | / |
| Mweyo | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Mouhi | 67 | 1,341 | / |
| Mwije | 67 | 822 | / |
| Mweji | 67 | 774 | / |
| Mwoya | 67 | 375 | / |
| Mwoyo | 67 | 369 | / |
| Mwija | 67 | 347 | / |
| Mboji | 67 | 339 | / |
| Mwijo | 67 | 307 | / |
| Mvoyi | 67 | 241 | / |
| Mwiji | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mwayo | 67 | 132 | / |
| Mwaji | 67 | 120 | / |
| Mmboi | 67 | 97 | / |
| Mwiye | 67 | 90 | / |
| Mwaie | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mweyi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mwojo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Muoyi | 67 | 34 | / |
| M'Boi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mwoye | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mwaio | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mwiyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwoja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muoji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mweia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mboiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwohe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwohp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Wai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwosh | 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 Mwoi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis