Mwaijande Surname

120,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwaijande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaijande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,8141:13,8811,806
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Mwaijande Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwaijande is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaijande? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwaijande is the 120,120th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,907,735 people. Mwaijande occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaijande live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,814 people, or 1 in 13,881. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 53 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 17 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muaijande891/
Mwisandje784/
Mbaiyande781/
Mwiandi75165/
Mbiande752/
Mwisandi7134/
Mwihandi712/
Mmwiandi711/
Muisandie6789/
Muisandje671/
Mbiandi639/
Muiandy634/
Mbionde631/
Mueandet59624/
Muisandi5968/
Mwazonda5910/
Muhiandy594/
Mueandee592/
Mbiandui592/
Mueandej591/
Muhiandi591/
Mbouande591/
Mueandech565/
Mueandi50227/

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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 Mwaijande
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