Mway Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mway Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mway (20) may also be a first name.

Mway Last Name Facts

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

Mway is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mway is the 1,028,911th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Mway is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mway are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mway is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The last name Mway is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Apart from The DR Congo Mway exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaya898,983/
Mwayi891,622/
Mwaye89307/
Mwayo89132/
Mwayu8985/
Mways892/
Hmway891/
Mwa86915/
Mwy862/
Mwayaa8075/
Mwahyu8055/
M'Wayi8021/
Mwauyi804/
Mhwayi801/
Mwayah801/
Mwwayy801/
Mwauye801/
Hmwaye801/
Mwai7526,902/
Mwau755,535/
Mbay754,837/
Muay751,618/
Mwea75990/
Mwah75192/
Mwaa75124/
Mwaj7551/
Mwua7548/
Mwey7547/
Mmwa756/
Mvay755/
Mwap755/
Mwwa754/
Mwoy752/
Hmwa752/
Mwye751/
Mwhy751/
Hmwy751/
Mwahaya7311/
Mwayesh732/
Mwayowa731/
Mbaye67253,782/
Mbayo67153,090/
Mbaya6742,200/
Mwiya6719,155/
Mbayu676,878/
Mwaja674,369/
Mweya671,526/
Mweyo671,448/
Mwahu671,215/
Muaya671,192/
Mweha67453/
Mwaha67381/
Mwoya67375/
Mwoyo67369/
Mwija67347/
Mwaje67187/
Mweye67152/
Mweja67139/
Mwaji67120/
Mvayo67107/
M'Bay67100/
Mwawe6796/
Mvaya6793/
Mwiye6790/
Mwaie6775/
Mweyi6773/
Mwaju6757/
Mweyu6735/
Mwoye6726/
Mwaio6722/
Mvayi6722/
Muahy6713/
Mwiyo679/
Muaye677/
Muayo676/
Mwoja675/
Hmbay674/
Mhwat674/
Mbaay673/
Mwwai673/
Muayd672/
Mweia672/
Mwapf672/
Mmbay672/
Mvaye671/
Mweea671/
Mwapp671/
Mwiia671/
Mbayh671/
Mwaue671/
Mbaiy671/
Mwuoy671/
M'Wai671/
Muayy671/
Mwaaz671/
Mwaih671/
Mwaii671/
Mwa'a671/
Mwaut671/
Mwoyi671/
Mwatz671/
Mweah671/
Mwaah671/
Mwaia671/
Muaiy671/
Mwwey671/
Mwadh671/

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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 Mway
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