Mwamande Surname

306,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwamande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2021:14,2422,234
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwamande Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwamande is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamande? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 306,004th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,896,073 people. The surname Mwamande is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamande live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Mwamande Last Name Statistics demography

Mwamande earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning R 230,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwamanda881,398/
Mwamandi88111/
Mvamande881/
Mbamande881/
Mwamonde881/
Mwamainda82148/
Mwamgonde828/
Mwamgandi821/
Mbomande751/
Muhammanda6712/
Mwamoindoa671/
Muhammandi671/
Muhamamdi592/
Mboumandi591/

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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 Mwamande
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