Muwanda Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda801:487,99128,240
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zambia521:304,80617,055
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muwanda (13) may also be a first name.

Muwanda Last Name Facts

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

Muwanda is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwanda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muwanda is the 1,038,570th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. Muwanda occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muwanda are found; 34 percent are found in Southern Africa and 34 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muwanda is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda Muwanda is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 31 percent live, Kampala District, where 20 percent live and Lwengo District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Zambia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhwanda9344/
Muwhanda932/
Muwaanda931/
Mauwanda931/
Muchwanda882/
Mubanda862,016/
Muwandi86945/
Muwando86579/
Miwanda86338/
Muwonda86140/
Mowanda8642/
Muwande8629/
Muvanda8614/
Mubhanda8020/
Moubanda809/
Muswandy806/
Muhwandi805/
Muwandhi801/
Muibanda801/
Mubaanda801/
Muvhanda801/
Muwandie801/
Muwhande801/
Muswamda801/
Mubonda71579/
Muvandi71268/
Mubande71265/
Mubandi71174/
Muwonde71120/
Miwando7175/
Muvenda7163/
Mubando7151/
Muwondi7141/
Mowandi7116/
Muvonda7110/
Muwondo7110/
Muvando716/
Mowande711/
Musuandi679/
Mubhando677/
Muvhenda672/
Mowuande671/
Muwomnde671/

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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 Muwanda
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