Mlwanda Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Mlwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 286 | 1:185,111 | 16,019 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Mlwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mlwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mlwanda is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mlwanda? popularity and diffusion
Mlwanda is the 914,967th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Mlwanda is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlwanda are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 185,111. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 95 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mlwanda
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