Mpwani Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Mpwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 298 | 1:177,656 | 15,509 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Mpwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpwani is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpwani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 844,382nd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpwani live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 177,656. In Tanzania Mpwani is most common in: Singida Region, where 39 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 36 percent live and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpwanyi | 92 | 57 | / |
| Mbwani | 83 | 1,470 | / |
| Mpwana | 83 | 67 | / |
| Mpuani | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbwanyi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Mmbwani | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpuanyi | 77 | 4 | / |
| M'Mbwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Bwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwana | 67 | 43,770 | / |
| Mvuani | 67 | 63 | / |
| Mbuani | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mbwany | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mpuane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpuana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Npwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbbani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuangi | 62 | 7,566 | / |
| M'Bwana | 62 | 3,472 | / |
| Mbwanje | 62 | 181 | / |
| Mbwange | 62 | 123 | / |
| Mbwanhe | 62 | 85 | / |
| Mbuanyi | 62 | 48 | / |
| Mmbwana | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mbwanha | 62 | 2 | / |
| M'Mbwana | 57 | 9 | / |
| Mbuana | 50 | 428 | / |
| Mbuoni | 50 | 48 | / |
| Mpuona | 50 | 34 | / |
| Mbvane | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbwone | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbvana | 50 | 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 Mpwani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis