Mwaniwe Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Mwaniwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 69 | 1:767,270 | 42,064 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
Mwaniwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaniwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwaniwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mwaniwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaniwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaniwe reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 767,270. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 74 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 28 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanawe | 86 | 132 | / |
| Mwaniwa | 86 | 128 | / |
| Mweniwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanuwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanijwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwanaawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwaneiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanayawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaweye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanewa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mbanewe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mwenywe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muangniwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbanywe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanebe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaneve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbainibe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhanyewe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwanayabe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muangnivet | 59 | 2 | / |
| Muanebe | 57 | 21 | / |
| Mbanjue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbonjwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbaneve | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muoniwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbanebee | 53 | 9 | / |
| Muangnue | 53 | 7 | / |
| Muangnui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbaaneve | 53 | 1 | / |
| Muangnuea | 50 | 12 | / |
| Mbainaibi | 50 | 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
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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 Mwaniwe
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