Mwan Surname
Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname
Mwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 697 | 1:66,255 | 6,359 |
| Iraq | 194 | 1:180,524 | 4,364 |
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwan (85) may also be a first name.
Mwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwan occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 320,056th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,239,337 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Mwan live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 85 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 697 people, or 1 in 66,255. In Kenya Mwan is most numerous in: Nyandarua County, where 82 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent are found and Migori County, where 0 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwane | 89 | 287 | / |
| Mwanh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwain | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwank | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwuan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mhwan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwhan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Mwaine | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwandh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhwane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweaun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwantt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muan | 75 | 17,484 | / |
| Mban | 75 | 5,498 | / |
| Mwam | 75 | 89 | / |
| Mvan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwasenn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwateen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwateng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muang | 67 | 17,051 | / |
| Mvane | 67 | 504 | / |
| Mbain | 67 | 399 | / |
| Mbann | 67 | 106 | / |
| Muane | 67 | 77 | / |
| Muand | 67 | 64 | / |
| M'Ban | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mvang | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mvaan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mwandowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbaun | 67 | 14 | / |
| Muaan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muant | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mvain | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbaan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwanzowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbean | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwaim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muann | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mmban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwautend | 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
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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 Mwan
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