Mwoma Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1471:314,14919,561
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwoma (60) may also be a first name.

Mwoma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwoma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mwoma is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwoma.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwoma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwoma is the 1,415,499th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwoma live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 60 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 314,149. In Kenya Mwoma is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 81 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 6 percent reside and Siaya County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya Mwoma is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Mwoma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwooma9160/
Mwema8074,222/
Mboma8032,341/
Muoma80422/
Mwama80385/
Mwome8015/
Mvoma808/
Mwomo802/
Mwomi801/
M'Boma733,035/
Mbouma732,740/
Mbuoma73352/
Mweema73179/
Mvouma73160/
Mbooma7385/
Mmuoma7364/
Mwamay7355/
Mboima7351/
Mbomah7317/
Mbhoma7317/
Mbomma7311/
Mwamau7310/
Mwamai735/
Mwauma734/
Mboyma732/
Mbomai732/
Mwemah732/
Mwamaa732/
Muomay731/
Mwaema731/
Mwe'ma731/
Mbomha731/
Mwemma731/
Mwamah731/
Mwoume731/
Mwomyo731/
Mvgoma731/
Mwamga731/
Mwomeh731/
Mouhama67308/
Mboumma6714/
M'Bouma6710/
M'Bomma679/
Muhomah679/
Muhooma676/
Mmuomah676/
M'Vouma672/
Mboumah672/
Mwamaya671/
Mwauyma671/
Mboumai671/
M'Boima671/
Mweemaa671/
Mwaamga671/
Mwamaus671/
Mwahama671/

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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 Mwoma
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