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 surname Mwoi occurs most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwoi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwoi is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly 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 common in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 69 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 31 percent reside. Barring Kenya Mwoi occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.
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