Mbwanda Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England71:7,959,723202,100
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbwanda Last Name Facts

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

Mbwanda is found most frequently in Malawi. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbwanda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mbwanda is the 645,032nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mbwanda live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Besides Malawi Mbwanda exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuanda86265/
Mbwando86257/
Mbwande86183/
Mbwandi8681/
Mpwanda8614/
Mvuanda71904/
Mbuandi71599/
Mbuande71112/
Mpuanda714/
Mbuando711/
Mpwando711/
Npwanda711/
M'Vuanda671/
Nvuanda5727/
Mvuando571/
Mvwondo571/

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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 Mbwanda
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