Mawanza Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mawanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3671:42,0666,486
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Iceland11:380,09011,096

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 more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mawanza is the 511,519th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mawanza reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mawanza is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 42,066. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 42 percent live, Midlands Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawandza9371/
Mahwanza932/
Mawanzah931/
Mabanza8619,827/
Mawanja86753/
Mavanza86501/
Mawanzo8696/
Mawanzi8669/
Mawenza8642/
Mawansa8610/
Mawanze869/
Mawonza868/
Mewanza861/
Mawanca861/
Mowanza861/
Mabandza801,507/
Mawansah8010/
Mowandza802/
M'Abanza801/
Mawandja801/
Mawandzi801/
M'Abandza751/
Mobanza711,329/
Mabansa71436/
Mawangi71364/
Mabanzo71192/
Mabanze71164/
Mawonzo71164/
Mabonza71140/
Mowenza71137/
Mabanzi71122/
Mawonzi7156/
Mewonza7148/
Mavanja718/
Mawanje716/
Mawanjo715/
Mevanza714/
Mavanca711/
Mawonze711/
Mawange711/
Mowanja711/
Mowanze711/
Mavenza711/
Mawanso711/
Mawanji711/
Mabansay67250/
Mavounza67132/
Maswanjo6710/
Mobandza676/
Mavanjay673/
Mawandge672/
Mawandji672/
Mowandja671/
Maiwanso671/
Mabancha671/
Mawoonzi671/
Mabondza671/
Mmavanja671/
Mabhonza671/
Mabontza671/
Mahwanje671/
Mabanzhe671/

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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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  • 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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