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 found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwanse? popularity and diffusion

Muwanse is the 1,041,601st most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Muwanse occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muwanse reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Muwanse is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 163,344. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 21 percent are found, Buyende District, where 20 percent are found and Luuka District, where 18 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Muwanse
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