Mwanawe Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Mwanawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwanawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanawe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanawe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanawe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Outside of Malawi this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanaawe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mwanae | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwanayawe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaweye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaswea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwaniwe | 86 | 96 | / |
| Mwanawa | 86 | 59 | / |
| Mbanawe | 86 | 39 | / |
| Mwangae | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwanabe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwanaje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanave | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaway | 80 | 100 | / |
| Mwanawai | 80 | 99 | / |
| Mwanawoi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Mwanauje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwanaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwanei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaswai | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwanayabe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaja | 71 | 204 | / |
| Mwanayo | 71 | 79 | / |
| Muanabe | 71 | 75 | / |
| Mwangay | 71 | 69 | / |
| Mwaniya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mbanawi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwaneya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbanaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanyoa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwaneyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbanabe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwanayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwana'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaneeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanoje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaneve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoya | 67 | 875 | / |
| Mwangaya | 67 | 370 | / |
| Mwangoje | 67 | 355 | / |
| Mwanyoha | 67 | 223 | / |
| Mwangeje | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mwangayi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mbainaye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwanaaja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwangove | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwangiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwanyoya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwangaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwanayid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaaniia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaînabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaneiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbainabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhanaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muangaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvangaye | 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 Mwanawe
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