Mwandazi Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwandazi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwandazi 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
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176

Mwandazi Last Name Facts

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

Mwandazi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandazi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. Mwandazi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandazi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mwandazi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

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
Mwandaza88461/
Mwandezi88197/
Mwandaji88138/
Mwandasi881/
Mwandatji824/
Mwandadza821/
M'Mwandaza784/
Mwaundedzi781/
Mwandesi7510/
Muandaji754/
Muhandaji711/
Mwandache711/
Mwandoje63625/
Muondezi631/
Muhondezi5920/
Muhandache561/
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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 Mwandazi
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