Mbwana Surname

12,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania33,2791:1,591208
Malawi5,9861:2,860352
Kenya3,5791:12,9031,596
DR Congo3631:203,52520,281
Zimbabwe3371:45,8117,044
Zambia591:268,64315,815
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mbwana (10,943) may also be a first name.

Mbwana Last Name Facts

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

Mbwana occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbwana is the 12,825th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 166,496 people. The last name Mbwana is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwana reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mbwana is also the 57,717th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 10,943 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 33,279 people, or 1 in 1,591. In Tanzania Mbwana is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 30 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live and Pwani Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Mbwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mbwana last name is chiefly Muslim (81%) in Kenya.

The amount Mbwana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.25% less than the national average, earning R 46,932 per year and in United States they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning $71,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bwana923,472/
Mmbwana929/
Mbwanha922/
M'Mbwana869/
Mbwaanga861/
Mbwani831,470/
Mbuana83428/
Mpwana8367/
Mbwany8329/
Mbwano836/
Mbwena835/
Mbvana831/
Mbwane831/
M'Mbwanga802/
Mbuanga771,169/
Mbwanje77181/
Mbwange77123/
Mbwango77119/
Mbwanhe7785/
Mbwanyi7755/
Mmbwani774/
Nbwanga771/
M'Bwangi711/
Mmbuanga711/
M'Mbwani711/
Mpwani67325/
Mbuani6758/
Mbweno6735/
Mpwena6723/
Mbwono6721/
Mbuena6721/
Mpuana676/
Mbvane672/
Nbwani672/
Mbwone671/
Mvuana671/
Mbuano671/
Mbbani671/
Nbwena671/

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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 Mbwana
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