Muwande Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muwande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muwande Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muwande is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwande? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muwande is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Muwande reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Muwande is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Bulawayo Province, where 56 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 33 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwhande931/
Muwandie931/
Muwandi86945/
Mubande86265/
Muwanda86242/
Muwonde86120/
Mowande861/
Miwande861/
Muhwanda8044/
Muswandy806/
Muhwandi805/
Muwhanda802/
Muwaanda801/
Mowuande801/
Muwomnde801/
Mauwanda801/
Muwandhi801/
M'Mubande751/
Mujuander751/
Mubonde71713/
Miwandi71514/
Muvandi71268/
Mubandi71174/
Muwonda71140/
Muvonde7176/
Mowanda7142/
Muwondi7141/
Mowandi7116/
Muvanda7114/
Muvende713/
Musuandi679/
Muvhanda671/
Mouwoundi631/
Miwahandy631/
Mubondi5718/
Muvonda5710/
Muvendi579/
Miwondi574/
Muvondi571/
Miwoundi5330/
Mubhondi539/
Mouvondi535/
Miwondih531/
Mivoundi531/
Mowoundi531/

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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 Muwande
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