Mwando Surname

58,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwando Surname Definition:

Mwando is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: snare.

Mwando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,1231:12,0661,496
Zambia9991:15,8661,788
Kenya9481:48,7134,982
Zimbabwe3361:45,9477,059
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
England211:2,653,24194,788
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwando (894) may also be a first name.

Mwando Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwando is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: snare.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwando is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cord.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwando Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwando occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwando? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,434th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 842,199 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwando reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwando is also the 271,765th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 894 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,123 people, or 1 in 12,066. Besides The DR Congo Mwando exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Mwando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (96%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mwando surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Mwando earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning $36,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandoa9222/
Mwaando923/
Mwandoo922/
Mwaindo921/
Mwandoh921/
M'Wando921/
Mwasindo86127/
Mwatendo864/
Mwasendo861/
Mwatindo861/
Muando8321,475/
Mwanda8312,489/
Mbando834,349/
Mwondo83207/
Mvando833/
Mwamdo831/
Mmbando778,285/
Mwandha772,026/
Mwaanda77210/
Mwandaa77125/
Mbandou7764/
Mwandah7737/
Mwondou7736/
Mmwanda7715/
Mbaindo7711/
Mbhando776/
Mwand'a774/
Mwaunda771/
M'Bando771/
Mbaïndo771/
Mwandas771/
Mwanhda771/
Mwandda771/
Mwahanda715/
Mwaundah712/
M'Mwanda711/
M'Mbando711/
Muhandho711/
Mwasinda711/
Muanda6768,995/
Mvondo6728,211/
Mbondo6714,624/
Mbanda679,850/
Muondo679,284/
Mvanda671,718/
Mwaitenda67690/
Mwonda67247/
Mouhandou6714/
Mwaitinda679/
Mvendo674/
Mwamda671/

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