Mwakuna Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Mwakuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 146 | 1:362,614 | 26,759 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Mwakuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakuna occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwakuna.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakuna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwakuna is the 1,441,361st most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. Mwakuna is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakuna are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mwakuna is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 362,614. In Tanzania Mwakuna is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaikunga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwakona | 86 | 102 | / |
| Mwakuni | 86 | 93 | / |
| Muakuna | 86 | 48 | / |
| Mwakuno | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwakonea | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mwakunje | 80 | 12 | / |
| Muakunga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwakinah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikona | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaacunga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakono | 71 | 112 | / |
| Mwakoni | 71 | 48 | / |
| Muokuna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaikono | 67 | 315 | / |
| Muakunyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbakhoune | 63 | 1 | / |
| M'Bakhoune | 59 | 6 | / |
| Mwokono | 57 | 41 | / |
| Mbokuni | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbokhuni | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbhokhuni | 50 | 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 Mwakuna
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