Mwananyika Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mwananyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Mwananyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwananyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwananyika is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwananyika? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwananyika reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwananyika is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 33 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent live and Songwe Region, where 33 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 40 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mwananyika
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