Mwakana Surname
Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname
Mwakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 958 | 1:77,119 | 8,957 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwakana (42) may also be a first name.
Mwakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwakana is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mwakana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 327,907th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,437,761 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwakana are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 42 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 958 people, or 1 in 77,119. Excluding The DR Congo Mwakana exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaikana | 93 | 78 | / |
| Mwakaina | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwakainga | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mwakangah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muakana | 86 | 790 | / |
| Mwakona | 86 | 102 | / |
| Mwakena | 86 | 53 | / |
| Mwakani | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mwakane | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mvakana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwakahanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwakuona | 80 | 166 | / |
| Muakanga | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mwakanyi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mwakhani | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwakango | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwaikena | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mbakanah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbakaana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikona | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muaakana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikange | 75 | 65 | / |
| Mwakaanje | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Bakhana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbakani | 71 | 570 | / |
| Mwakono | 71 | 112 | / |
| Muakane | 71 | 111 | / |
| Mbakona | 71 | 81 | / |
| Mwakoni | 71 | 48 | / |
| Muakani | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mbakano | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwekena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbacana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbakany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikono | 67 | 315 | / |
| Mwakongo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mwakonea | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mwakonga | 67 | 18 | / |
| Muhacana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbhakane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muhakani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mboukana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwakonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbakanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeakane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhakane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwakana
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