Mwananzila Surname
Approximately 985 people bear this surname
Mwananzila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 960 | 1:55,148 | 6,029 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Mwananzila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwananzila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwananzila occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwananzila? popularity and diffusion
Mwananzila is the 366,000th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,398,524 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwananzila live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwananzila is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 960 people, or 1 in 55,148. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 93 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live and Tabora Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanansila | 90 | 65 | / |
| Mwananzala | 90 | 41 | / |
| Muananzila | 90 | 21 | / |
| Mwananshila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwananjela | 80 | 4,674 | / |
| Mwanangela | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwananzale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwananjili | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mnyanzelwa | 70 | 29 | / |
| Mwanangele | 70 | 22 | / |
| Mwanansele | 70 | 3 | / |
| Mwenenzala | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mwenwenzala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muanangele | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mannwenzel | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mononzolawo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mninzelwe | 53 | 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
- 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 Mwananzila
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