Mwandama Surname

100,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwandama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,1551:34,2834,265
Malawi1,8821:9,0961,402
Zambia4591:34,5313,489
Tanzania1451:365,11526,840
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mwandama (123) may also be a first name.

Mwandama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwandama Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mwandama occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 100,387th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,548,565 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandama live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 123 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,155 people, or 1 in 34,283. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 40 percent live and Zambia, where 10 percent live.

Mwandama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandauma944/
Mwandamah942/
Mbandama88403/
Mwandamo88294/
Mwandami887/
Mvandama881/
Mwandoma881/
Muandama881/
M'Bandama82268/
Mwaindoma821/
Mbandoma75980/
Mwandemo75353/
Muandame7533/
Muandami7527/
Mbandame7519/
Mbandouma713/
Mbondoma6354/

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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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  • 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 Mwandama
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