Muwanse Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muwanse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwanse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2391:163,34414,063
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muwanse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muwanse is most common in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Muwanse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwanse? popularity and diffusion

Muwanse is the 1,041,601st most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muwanse are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 163,344. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 21 percent reside, Buyende District, where 20 percent reside and Luuka District, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Muwanse occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muwanje86304/
Muwange8616/
Mubanse862/
Muswans861/
Muwansa861/
Mowans771/
Muwonge7129,089/
Muwanzi71235/
Muwangi71179/
Mubange71128/
Mubanze7147/
Mubansi7134/
Maubans7122/
Muwanji7119/
Muwanza7112/
Muwonje712/
Mowanze711/
Muvange711/
Muwoonge6716/
Muwandji674/
Muuwonge672/
Mubanshi671/
Muswangi671/
Mubangea671/
Muhwonje671/
Mmuwonge671/
Muvhange671/
Muwonnge671/
Muwwonge671/

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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 Muwanse
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