Mwandaza Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwandaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwandaza Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwandaza (94) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwandaza Demographics

Mwandaza Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwandaza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwandaza occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandaza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwandaza is the 654,010th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandaza reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 94 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 44 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Mwandaza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandadza941/
M'Mwandaza894/
Mwandazi88117/
Mwamdaza889/
Mwandeza881/
Mbandaza881/
Mwandasa881/
Mwandacha8211/
Mwandedza821/
Mwamdadza821/
Mwandaji75138/
Mwandasi751/
Mbandazo751/
Mwandosa751/
Mwandatji714/
Mwandoje63625/
Muandaji634/
Mvandaso631/
Muhandaji591/
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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 Mwandaza
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