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 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

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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