Mbwinja Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mbwinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbwinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mbwinja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbwinja occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbwinja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,511,557th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbwinja are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Bwinja934/
Mbwinya868/
Mbwinji861/
Mbwinsha801/
Mbuhindja751/
Mbvinji719/
Mbwenje715/
Mbuenja711/
Mbvinjo711/
Mbwenya711/
Nbwinsha671/
Mbwenye57105/
Mbwenge5721/
Mbuenza574/
Mpwenza571/
Mbuenya571/
Mpwenya571/
Mbouenji531/
Mbuenyap531/
Mbuendjo531/
Mbouenza531/

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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 Mbwinja
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