Mwana Surname
Approximately 5,097 people bear this surname
Mwana Surname Definition:
Mwana is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: chum (Slang).
Mwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,590 | 1:16,096 | 2,000 |
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| Uganda | 114 | 1:342,450 | 22,679 |
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 1:359,029 | 33,752 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Mwana (11,354) may also be a first name.
Mwana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwana is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: chum (Slang).
Mwana is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: belonging to…(Prefix) eg A Congolese person will be called Mwanacongo. Note that this is similar to Umwina.
Mwana is a surname of the Various tribe, meaning: chum (Slang).
Mwana Demographics
Mwana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwana has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 93,582nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,429,772 people. The last name Mwana occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwana reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 56,259th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 11,354 people.
This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,590 people, or 1 in 16,096. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Mwana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwana surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
The amount Mwana earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning $37,364 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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