Mwandwani Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Mwandwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 213 | 1:248,552 | 20,077 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwandwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwandwani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandwani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwandwani is the 1,125,333rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Mwandwani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandwani reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwandwani is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 248,552. In Tanzania Mwandwani is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 90 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and The United States, 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 Mwandwani
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