Mwaanda Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwaanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1731:91,6187,510
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwaanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwaanda occurs in Zambia more 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 Mwaanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,144,405th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaanda live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 91,618. In Zambia Mwaanda is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 47 percent live, Southern Province, where 27 percent live and Central Province, where 25 percent live. Other than Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwahanda935/
Mwanda9212,489/
Mwandha862,026/
Mwandau86468/
Mwandaj86404/
Mwandaa86125/
Mwandai8667/
Mwandea8665/
Mwanday8645/
Mwandah8637/
Mwandoa8622/
Mmwanda8615/
Mwand'a864/
Mwaando863/
Mwanhda861/
Mwandas861/
Mwaunda861/
Mwaandi861/
Mbaanda861/
Mwandda861/
Mwahandi8090/
Mwandioa804/
Mwandaya803/
Mwaundah802/
M'Mwanda801/
Mbahanda801/
Muahanda801/
Mwasinda801/
Mwandaja801/
Muanda7768,995/
Mbanda779,850/
Mwando778,653/
Mwandi771,814/
Mvanda771,718/
Mwande77927/
Mwonda77247/
Mwandj7721/
Mwamda771/
Mwaitenda75690/
Mwaitinda759/
Mwondha712,282/
Mwandei7161/
M'Banda7122/
Mwondah7113/
Mbainda718/
Mwandie713/
Muandai712/
Mwandoo712/
Mbandea711/
Mwandgi711/
Mwaindi711/
M'Wando711/
Mbaande711/
Mbandai711/
Mbandha711/
Muannda711/
Muamnda711/
Muandaj711/
Muandat711/
Mwandhe711/
Mwandii711/
Mwandoh711/
Mwandet711/
Mwaindo711/
Muanday711/
Mwatende67157/
Mwasindo67127/
Mwasindi679/
Muatenda675/
Mvaundau674/
Mwatendo674/
Muhandah672/
Mwatindi672/
Muandach671/
Mwatindo671/
Mouhanda671/
Mwandije671/
Mwondaha671/
Muhamnda671/
Mwasendo671/

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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 Mwaanda
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