Mwoya Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Mwoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 352 | 1:110,907 | 10,820 |
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
Mwoya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwoya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwoya is the 761,666th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwoya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwoya is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 47 people.
The last name Mwoya is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 352 people, or 1 in 110,907. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 76 percent live, Kibuku District, where 9 percent live and Butaleja District, where 5 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwooya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwoy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mboya | 80 | 57,761 | / |
| Mwiya | 80 | 19,155 | / |
| Mwaya | 80 | 8,983 | / |
| Mweya | 80 | 1,526 | / |
| Mwoyo | 80 | 369 | / |
| Mwoye | 80 | 26 | / |
| Muoya | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mwoja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwuoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwayaa | 73 | 75 | / |
| M'Boya | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mvouya | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwooyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| M'Woyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwiyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mweyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moueya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbuoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbooya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muoyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmboya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwai | 67 | 26,902 | / |
| Mwau | 67 | 5,535 | / |
| Muoa | 67 | 1,071 | / |
| Mwea | 67 | 990 | / |
| Mboy | 67 | 893 | / |
| Mvoa | 67 | 556 | / |
| Mway | 67 | 245 | / |
| Mouhaya | 67 | 141 | / |
| Mwaa | 67 | 124 | / |
| Mwou | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mwaj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mwey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Muoy | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwahaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Muhoyah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwajowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muhooya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbohyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwoj | 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 Mwoya
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