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
Mwananyika is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwananyika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwananyika live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mwananyika is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania Mwananyika is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 33 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 33 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mwananyika occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 40 percent reside.
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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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