M'Bwana Surname
Approximately 3,472 people bear this surname
M'Bwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,294 | 1:5,197 | 730 |
| Kenya | 178 | 1:259,438 | 17,397 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
M'Bwana (249) may also be a first name.
M'Bwana Demographics
M'Bwana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
M'Bwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name M'Bwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
M'Bwana occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of M'Bwana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name M'Bwana? popularity and diffusion
The last name M'Bwana is the 130,325th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,098,948 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of M'Bwana are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. M'Bwana is also the 565,047th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 249 people.
This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,294 people, or 1 in 5,197. Not including Malawi M'Bwana is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
M'Bwana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Mbwana | 93 | 9 | / |
| Mbwana | 92 | 43,770 | / |
| M'Mbwanga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mmbwana | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mbwanha | 86 | 2 | / |
| M'Mbwani | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwangi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwaanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbwani | 77 | 1,470 | / |
| Mbuana | 77 | 428 | / |
| Mpwana | 77 | 67 | / |
| Mbwany | 77 | 29 | / |
| Mbwano | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mbwena | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbvana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbuanga | 71 | 1,169 | / |
| Mbwanje | 71 | 181 | / |
| Mbwange | 71 | 123 | / |
| Mbwango | 71 | 119 | / |
| Mbwanhe | 71 | 85 | / |
| Mbwanyi | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mmbwani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mmbuanga | 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 M'Bwana
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