Mwova Surname

364,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwova Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9831:46,9794,833
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Mwova (445) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwova Demographics

Mwova Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 17 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mwova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwova is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwova is the 364,583rd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,361,157 people. The last name Mwova is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwova reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 406,288th most common given name internationally It is held by 445 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 983 people, or 1 in 46,979. In Kenya Mwova is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 64 percent are found, Makueni County, where 18 percent are found and Machakos County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Mwova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbova80565/
Mwowa8016/
Mwoba8010/
Mwava807/
Mvova802/
Muova801/
Mwavai7311/
Mbovha732/
Mwoswa731/
Mwavha731/
Muovha731/
Muhovha67141/
Mbouvai673/
Muhosva671/
Muhoova671/
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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 Mwova
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