Mawanza Surname
Approximately 639 people bear this surname
Mawanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 367 | 1:42,066 | 6,486 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Mawanza (21) may also be a first name.
Mawanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mawanza is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawanza? popularity and diffusion
Mawanza is the 511,519th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. Mawanza is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawanza live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name internationally, held by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 42,066. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 42 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 20 percent reside and Harare Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mawandza | 93 | 71 | / |
| Mahwanza | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mawanzah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mabanza | 86 | 19,827 | / |
| Mawanja | 86 | 753 | / |
| Mavanza | 86 | 501 | / |
| Mawanzo | 86 | 96 | / |
| Mawanzi | 86 | 69 | / |
| Mawenza | 86 | 42 | / |
| Mawansa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mawanze | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mawonza | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mewanza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mawanca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mowanza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mabandza | 80 | 1,507 | / |
| Mawansah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mowandza | 80 | 2 | / |
| M'Abanza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mawandja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mawandzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Abandza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mobanza | 71 | 1,329 | / |
| Mabansa | 71 | 436 | / |
| Mawangi | 71 | 364 | / |
| Mabanzo | 71 | 192 | / |
| Mabanze | 71 | 164 | / |
| Mawonzo | 71 | 164 | / |
| Mabonza | 71 | 140 | / |
| Mowenza | 71 | 137 | / |
| Mabanzi | 71 | 122 | / |
| Mawonzi | 71 | 56 | / |
| Mewonza | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mavanja | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mawanje | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mawanjo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mevanza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mavanca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawonze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mowanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mowanze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mavenza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawanso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabansay | 67 | 250 | / |
| Mavounza | 67 | 132 | / |
| Maswanjo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mobandza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mavanjay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mawandge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mawandji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mowandja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiwanso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabancha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawoonzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabondza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmavanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabhonza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabontza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahwanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabanzhe | 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
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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 Mawanza
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