Mwandara Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Mwandara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 91 | 1:581,776 | 36,762 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwandara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwandara is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwandara is the 1,465,390th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandara reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 581,776. In Tanzania Mwandara is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 37 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwandaro | 88 | 292 | / |
| Mwandera | 88 | 14 | / |
| Mbandara | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mwandari | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mwandary | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwandare | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwandairo | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mhbandara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwandoro | 75 | 1,585 | / |
| Muandari | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwandori | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwondora | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbandari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbhandari | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mbhandare | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mwandooro | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwondori | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mvandoro | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhondera | 59 | 4 | / |
| Muhamdari | 59 | 4 | / |
| Muondori | 50 | 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 Mwandara
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