Mwandu Surname

25,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwandu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwandu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania17,2951:3,061425
DR Congo1,5191:48,6375,886
Zambia1,0941:14,4881,654
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
Uganda3201:121,99811,543
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mwandu (6,034) may also be a first name.

Mwandu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwandu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwandu is the 25,620th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 346,498 people. Mwandu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandu reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwandu is also the 85,360th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 6,034 people.

Mwandu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 17,295 people, or 1 in 3,061. In Tanzania Mwandu is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 30 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 22 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mwandu is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.

Mwandu Last Name Statistics demography

Mwandu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandau92468/
Mwandhu9261/
Mwaandu9259/
Mwanduu929/
Mwasindu861/
Mbandu833,549/
Muandu83308/
Mwondu83100/
Mwamdu839/
Mvandu831/
Mwandoe772,462/
Mbandou7764/
Mwondou7736/
M'Bandu7721/
Mvandeu7711/
Mwandoo772/
Mmbandu771/
Muandeu771/
Muandhu771/
Mvaundau714/
Mbainduh711/
Mbondu67189/
Mouhandou6714/
Mvendu671/
Muondu671/
Muhondu6234/
Mbondou625/
Mvuondu621/
Muondou621/
Mboundou57633/
Mvoundou5711/
Muhamhdu571/
Mouhamdou5321/
M'Voundou531/
Muomdu504/
Mouhaamdou501/

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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 Mwandu
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