Mwandete Surname
Approximately 1,233 people bear this surname
Mwandete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,232 | 1:42,972 | 4,886 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mwandete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandete Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwandete occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandete? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 306,572nd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,910,418 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandete live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwandete is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,232 people, or 1 in 42,972. In Tanzania Mwandete is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 61 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mwandete
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