Mbwana Surname
Approximately 43,770 people bear this surname
Mbwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 33,279 | 1:1,591 | 208 |
| Malawi | 5,986 | 1:2,860 | 352 |
| Kenya | 3,579 | 1:12,903 | 1,596 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Zimbabwe | 337 | 1:45,811 | 7,044 |
| Zambia | 59 | 1:268,643 | 15,815 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Mbwana (10,943) may also be a first name.
Mbwana Demographics
Average Mbwana Salary in
United States
$71,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mbwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbwana is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,825th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 166,496 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwana live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 57,717th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,943 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 33,279 people, or 1 in 1,591. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 30 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Mbwana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mbwana last name is predominantly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Bwana | 92 | 3,472 | / |
| Mmbwana | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mbwanha | 92 | 2 | / |
| M'Mbwana | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mbwaanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbwani | 83 | 1,470 | / |
| Mbuana | 83 | 428 | / |
| Mpwana | 83 | 67 | / |
| Mbwany | 83 | 29 | / |
| Mbwano | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mbwena | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mbvana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwane | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbwanga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbuanga | 77 | 1,169 | / |
| Mbwanje | 77 | 181 | / |
| Mbwange | 77 | 123 | / |
| Mbwango | 77 | 119 | / |
| Mbwanhe | 77 | 85 | / |
| Mbwanyi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Mmbwani | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nbwanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmbuanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mbwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpwani | 67 | 325 | / |
| Mbuani | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mbweno | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mpwena | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mbwono | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbuena | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mpuana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbvane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nbwani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbwone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvuana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbbani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nbwena | 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
- 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 Mbwana
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