Mwanishi Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Mwanishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 268 | 1:197,543 | 16,901 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Mwanishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwanishi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanishi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 966,131st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Mwanishi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanishi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 197,543. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 39 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 34 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangishi | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mwanaishi | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mwanisi | 93 | 262 | / |
| Mwanisha | 88 | 4 | / |
| Muanishi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwanaisha | 82 | 849 | / |
| Mwanaishe | 82 | 48 | / |
| Mwanisa | 80 | 861 | / |
| Mbanisi | 80 | 76 | / |
| Mwanise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaisa | 75 | 66 | / |
| Muhanisi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mwangise | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mwanitse | 75 | 4 | / |
| Muanisha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mweneshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbanisie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaysha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanaisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanisa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mbonisi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mwanesa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mwanusi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanese | 67 | 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 Mwanishi
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