Mwandwe Surname

36,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,523 people bear this surname

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

Mwandwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwandwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo13,6891:5,397622
Zambia8191:19,3532,153
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwandwe (629) may also be a first name.

Mwandwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwandwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwandwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,321st most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 501,793 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandwe are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 332,048th most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 629 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 13,689 people, or 1 in 5,397. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaandwe93117/
Mwandwa862,350/
Mwandwi86172/
Muandwe8655/
Mwandue8648/
Mwamdwe8628/
Mwondwe865/
Mbandwe861/
Mwandhwa801/
Muandue7127/
Mwantwa714/
Muandwa711/
Mbantwe711/
Mwantui57514/
Muantuey531/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mwandwe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis