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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwoi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Mwoi is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mwoi live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Mwoi is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 69 percent live and Kajiado County, where 31 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common 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