Mwanabowa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwanabowa Surname Definition:

Mwanabowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who belongs to the mushroom clan.

Mwanabowa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwanabowa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwanabowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who belongs to the mushroom clan.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Mwanabowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanabowa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwanabowa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanabowa? popularity and diffusion

Mwanabowa is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Mwanabowa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanabowa are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Mwanabowa is mostly found in: Central Province, where 40 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 40 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muanabowa891/
Muhanowa719/
Mwanavava67190/
Mwanap6719/
Muanababa674/
Mbanab672/
Muhanow639/
Mwannap634/
Muangaw632/
Mwangova591/
Mvanov5359/
Muanaf5310/
Muhanov50332/
Muangap5068/
Mvanova5021/
Muangop501/
Mbainap501/
Mbohnow501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwanabowa
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