Muwanza Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muwanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Muwanza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muwanza is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwanza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwanza are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Muwanza is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 82 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 9 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muswanza934/
Mubanza86327/
Muwanzi86235/
Muwanja862/
Mowanza861/
Muwanzo861/
Muwansa861/
Muvanza861/
Miwanza861/
Mowandza802/
Moubandza751/
Mubanzo71417/
Muwanje71304/
Muwanse71241/
Muwangi71179/
Mubanzi7156/
Mubanze7147/
Muwanji7119/
Muwange7116/
Muwonzi7114/
Mubonza712/
Mowanze711/
Muwandji674/
Miwansah672/
Moubanzi671/
Muswangi671/
Mubangea671/

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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 Muwanza
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