Manwana Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

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

Manwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4241:174,24417,772
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Manwana (24) may also be a first name.

Manwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manwana occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Manwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 687,524th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Manwana live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Manwana is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 174,244. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masenwana881/
Manwani861,907/
Manuana861,421/
Mamwana8668/
Monwana8635/
Manwane8612/
Manbana864/
Manwena861/
Massinwana822/
Maanwane8074/
Manuanga805/
Manvanga804/
Monwauna801/
Mainwane801/
Mawany774/
Mahanwani756/
Mmanwanyi753/
Manwasnot752/
Masenwane751/
Manvani711,534/
Mambana71737/
Monwane7139/
Mamvana7123/
Monwani715/
Manvano715/
Manbane714/
Manvane714/
Manuena713/
Manuani711/
Massinuana711/
Manuane711/
Meanveasna711/
Manbano711/
Machimwana711/
Monwanou67176/
Mambanea6727/
Mounbana6712/
Mamvanga674/
Mamwanje673/
Manuenay672/
Monwaane671/
Mambhana671/
Monwange671/
Maambona671/

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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
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  • 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 Manwana
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