Mpwana Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Mpwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mpwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpwana is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpwana is the 2,333,370th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Mpwana is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mpwana live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Mpwana is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphwana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pwana | 91 | 12 | / |
| Mbwana | 83 | 43,770 | / |
| Mpwani | 83 | 325 | / |
| Pwanga | 83 | 98 | / |
| Mpwena | 83 | 23 | / |
| Pwanna | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mpuana | 83 | 6 | / |
| Pwatna | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pwaina | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pwanah | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwana | 77 | 3,472 | / |
| Mpuanga | 77 | 127 | / |
| Mpwanyi | 77 | 57 | / |
| Mmbwana | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mpwanou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mbwanha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bwana | 73 | 12,438 | / |
| Puana | 73 | 644 | / |
| Pwano | 73 | 73 | / |
| M'Mbwana | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mbwaanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwani | 67 | 1,470 | / |
| Mbuana | 67 | 428 | / |
| Mpwono | 67 | 150 | / |
| Bwaana | 67 | 121 | / |
| Bhwana | 67 | 105 | / |
| Mpuena | 67 | 96 | / |
| Bwanea | 67 | 82 | / |
| Bwaina | 67 | 61 | / |
| Puaina | 67 | 44 | / |
| Puanga | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mpuona | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mbwany | 67 | 29 | / |
| Puanna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpuane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pwaney | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbwano | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbwena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bwanna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwanai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bwanah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bwanau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pwanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Mbwanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwanaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puanau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvuana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbvana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ìpuana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwanas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwauna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwaano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuani | 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
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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 Mpwana
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