Mwovi Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwovi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwovi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2981:154,96612,283
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwovi (106) may also be a first name.

Mwovi Last Name Facts

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

Mwovi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwovi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 895,817th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. Mwovi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwovi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwovi is also the 915,176th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 106 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 154,966. In Kenya Mwovi is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 68 percent are found, Machakos County, where 20 percent are found and Makueni County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mwovi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwovie911/
Mwove801,253/
Mvovi80532/
Mwevi80341/
Mbovi8080/
Mwobi8078/
Mwavi8066/
Muovi805/
Mwoove7317/
Mwavai7311/
Mbovoi7310/
Mwavie734/
Mbouvi731/
Mwobui731/
M'Vovi731/
Muhovi731/
Muovich6722/
Muhovhi6718/
Mboivoi6710/
Mbouvai673/
Muhoviç671/

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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 Mwovi
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