Mwande Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4481:118,17311,315
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Kenya1841:250,97817,076
Congo91:554,34412,633
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England51:11,143,612252,590
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwande (57) may also be a first name.

Mwande Last Name Facts

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

Mwande is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwande? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 383,720th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwande live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most common first name at a global level, held by 57 people.

The last name Mwande is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 118,173. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 43 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent live and Mara Region, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Kenya, where 20 percent live.

Mwande Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandea9265/
Mwandei9261/
Mwandie923/
Mwandet921/
Mwandhe921/
Mwatende86157/
Mwandije861/
Mwanda8312,489/
Mbande832,728/
Mwandi831,814/
Muande83319/
Mvande83252/
Mwandj8321/
Mwonde833/
Mwaitende804/
Mwachinde801/
Mwautende801/
Mwandha772,026/
Mwandaj77404/
Mwaanda77210/
Mwoonde77208/
Mwandaa77125/
M'Bande77116/
Mwandai7767/
Mwanday7745/
Mwandoa7722/
Muandee7719/
Muandet7716/
Mmwanda7715/
Mvandeu7711/
Muandej7710/
Mbandey778/
Mwand'a774/
Mbhande772/
Mbaunde772/
Mbandeh772/
Mwandgi771/
Mwondhe771/
Mwanhda771/
Mwandii771/
Mwandda771/
Mbandea771/
Mbaande771/
Muandeu771/
Mwaandi771/
Mwaindi771/
Mmbande771/
Mwaunda771/
Muandhe771/
Mwahandi7190/
Muatende7134/
Mouhande7112/
Mwasindi719/
Mwandioa714/
Muandech713/
Mwandaya713/
Mwatindi712/
Mwandaja711/
Muandeeh711/
M'Mwanda711/
Muanda6768,995/
Mbonde6721,846/
Mbandi673,251/
Mvanda671,718/
Muonde67385/
Muandi67300/
Mvende67272/
Mouhandes67249/
Mwonda67247/
Mwondi67211/
Mvonde67140/
Mvandi6722/
Mbandy676/
Muhandess672/
Muandy671/

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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 Mwande
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