Mwanaja Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Mwanaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 202 | 1:262,087 | 20,938 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwanaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanaja is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,168,344th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname Mwanaja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanaja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 95 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 4 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Mwanaja is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanaaja | 93 | 9 | / |
| Mwanaa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mbanaja | 86 | 98 | / |
| Mwanaje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwana'a | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mvanaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwana | 83 | 5,097 | / |
| Mwanj | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mwangaya | 80 | 370 | / |
| Mwangaji | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwanaawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwanauje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanje | 77 | 22,836 | / |
| Mwaina | 77 | 81 | / |
| Mwaana | 77 | 72 | / |
| Mwauna | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mwanea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwanna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanahaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbaainaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjje | 71 | 294 | / |
| Mwanawe | 71 | 132 | / |
| Mwanayo | 71 | 79 | / |
| Mwangay | 71 | 69 | / |
| Mbanajo | 71 | 64 | / |
| Mwaniya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mwaneya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwangae | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanyoa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaanje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwannje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwanoje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwamnje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbanaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwahnje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaniji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muana | 67 | 7,226 | / |
| Mwani | 67 | 3,385 | / |
| Mvana | 67 | 1,151 | / |
| Mwangoya | 67 | 875 | / |
| Mwangoje | 67 | 355 | / |
| Mwane | 67 | 287 | / |
| Mwanyoha | 67 | 223 | / |
| Mwangeje | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mwanjowa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Mbannaji | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwona | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mwangayi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mwanyoya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbanj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwangiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwany | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwangoji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwanh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhanaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muannaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanojuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbanahia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaniia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanayid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwané | 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 Mwanaja
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