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 last name Mwana is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 93,582nd most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,429,772 people. The surname Mwana is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwana reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwana is also the 56,259th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 11,354 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4,590 people, or 1 in 16,096. Aside from The DR Congo this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Mwana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwana surname is predominantly 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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