Mwandwa Surname
Approximately 2,350 people bear this surname
Mwandwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,299 | 1:32,136 | 3,999 |
| Zambia | 46 | 1:344,564 | 18,269 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwandwa (37) may also be a first name.
Mwandwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwandwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 181,156th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,101,083 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandwa live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 37 people.
Mwandwa is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,299 people, or 1 in 32,136. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwandhwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwasendwa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Mwandwe | 86 | 14,523 | / |
| Mwandwi | 86 | 172 | / |
| Mwandua | 86 | 48 | / |
| Mwantwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwandwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muandwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaandwe | 80 | 117 | / |
| Mbandhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwandhua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muandwe | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mwandue | 71 | 48 | / |
| Mwamdwe | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mwondwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbandua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muandua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbandwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwamdua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwantui | 57 | 514 | / |
| Muandue | 57 | 27 | / |
| Mbantwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| M'Vondua | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muhamdua | 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 Mwandwa
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