Mwoya Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3521:110,90710,820
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwoya (47) may also be a first name.

Mwoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwoya is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwoya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwoya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 761,666th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name Mwoya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwoya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwoya is also the 1,467,136th most common first name in the world It is held by 47 people.

Mwoya is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 110,907. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Budaka District, where 76 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 9 percent are found and Butaleja District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Mwoya occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwooya914/
Mwoy892/
Mboya8057,761/
Mwiya8019,155/
Mwaya808,983/
Mweya801,526/
Mwoyo80369/
Mwoye8026/
Muoya8024/
Mwoja805/
Mwoyi801/
Mwuoy801/
Mwayaa7375/
M'Boya7327/
Mvouya737/
Mwooyo735/
M'Woyo734/
Mwiyah732/
Mweeya732/
Mweyah731/
Mwayah731/
Moueya731/
Mbuoya731/
Mbooya731/
Muoyad731/
Mmboya731/
Muoyah731/
Mwai6726,902/
Mwau675,535/
Muoa671,071/
Mwea67990/
Mboy67893/
Mvoa67556/
Mway67245/
Mouhaya67141/
Mwaa67124/
Mwou67121/
Mwaj6751/
Mwey6747/
Muoy6734/
Mwoi6714/
Mwahaya6711/
Muhoyah677/
Mwajowa675/
Muhooya672/
Mvoy671/
Mbohyah671/
Mouhiya671/
Mwoe671/
Mwayowa671/
Mwye671/
Mwoj671/

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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 Mwoya
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