Mulanwa Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Mulanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Mulanwa (17) may also be a first name.
Mulanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mulanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mulanwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mulanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulanwa live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mulanwa is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name globally, held by 17 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,132,137. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 36 percent reside, Southern Province, where 29 percent reside and Western Province, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlanwa | 93 | 12 | / |
| Mulamwa | 86 | 71 | / |
| Mulanba | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mulamwad | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mulyamwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mulanbay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mulamba | 71 | 59,615 | / |
| Mulanbi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mulanvi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulamwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulanbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulanui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milanva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moulamba | 67 | 260 | / |
| Maulanbi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Muhlamba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mullamba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mulambah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mullanui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muliamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muulamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mulambay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mulombaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mulaamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mulyamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mullanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mulaumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muulanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moulanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moulanbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maulamba | 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
- 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 Mulanwa
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