Mawinda Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mawinda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawinda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mawinda (32) may also be a first name.

Mawinda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawinda occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mawinda.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawinda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,295,379th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mawinda live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 32 people.

The surname Mawinda is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 341,559. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 60 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawnda921/
Mawindo864,150/
Mabinda863,117/
Mawenda86507/
Mawindi86183/
Mawinde861/
Mahwindo8023/
Mahwindi8017/
Mawhindo809/
Meywinda807/
Meiwinda805/
Maivenda804/
Mawindho801/
Mawuindi801/
Mawnde771/
Mewnda771/
Mabnda771/
Mawndi771/
Mabindo71949/
Mabindi71484/
Mabenda71140/
Mowenda7146/
Mobinda7138/
Mabinde7115/
Mabynda711/
Mawendo711/
Mowindi711/
Mowndha711/
Mabindou67255/
Mahwendo671/
Majwende671/
Mewindey671/
Mouwindi671/
Mouwenda671/
Maibindi671/

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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 Mawinda
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