Mwandia Surname
Approximately 680 people bear this surname
Mwandia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 611 | 1:75,581 | 7,061 |
| Zambia | 45 | 1:352,220 | 18,524 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwandia (305) may also be a first name.
Mwandia Demographics
Average Mwandia Salary in
United States
$35,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mwandia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwandia occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwandia.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwandia is the 487,899th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. Mwandia is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwandia live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwandia is also the 504,078th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 305 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 611 people, or 1 in 75,581. In Kenya Mwandia is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 38 percent live, Kitui County, where 31 percent live and Mombasa County, where 18 percent live. Not including Kenya Mwandia occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Mwandia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (65%) in Kenya.
Mwandia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwandioa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwan'dia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwandjia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwandiah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwandja | 86 | 383 | / |
| Mwandya | 86 | 72 | / |
| Mbandia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muandia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwandjai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbandjia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwandjaha | 75 | 44 | / |
| Muhandiah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangya | 71 | 269 | / |
| Muandja | 71 | 144 | / |
| Mbondia | 71 | 74 | / |
| Mwandjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muandya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwandeo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbondiah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mwoondja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbandiho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muhandya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muandeay | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bandja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muanndja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbandjo | 57 | 77 | / |
| Mbondya | 57 | 10 | / |
| Mwondjo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mvendja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muangyai | 53 | 171 | / |
| Muangyoi | 53 | 10 | / |
| Muhondja | 53 | 2 | / |
| Muhangya | 53 | 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 Mwandia
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