Mwanja Surname

33,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7,7611:6,821897
Uganda3,6531:10,6871,806
Malawi2,6401:6,485933
Kenya1,1761:39,2694,168
Zambia3191:49,6864,698
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mwanja (754) may also be a first name.

Mwanja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanja occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mwanja.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,837th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 464,589 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanja reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 299,270th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 754 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7,761 people, or 1 in 6,821. In Tanzania Mwanja is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 25 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 23 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Malawi, where 17 percent are found.

Mwanja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mwanja last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwandja92383/
Mwanjja9213/
Mwanjia927/
Mwanjaâ924/
Mwanjea924/
Mwanjah924/
Mwaanja922/
Mwanjau922/
Mwanjya921/
Mwahanja8692/
Mwanaaja869/
Mwanjaja869/
Mwanaija861/
Mwanjeha861/
Mwasinja861/
Mwandjai861/
Mwanza83201,747/
Mwansa8377,730/
Mwanje8322,836/
Mwania8313,275/
Mwanji834,995/
Mwanya831,665/
Mwenja831,232/
Mbanja83395/
Mwonja83164/
Mwanjo8343/
Mwanea834/
Muanja833/
Mwanca832/
Mwandjaha8044/
Mwanzia7738,388/
Mwangia771,337/
Mwanyae77937/
Mwansha77500/
Mwaanza77461/
Mwanzau77353/
Mwancha77313/
Mwanjje77294/
Muandja77144/
Muanjai7778/
Mwanzay7734/
Mwanzaz7727/
Mwaanya7726/
Mwanyia7715/
Mwaniha7713/
Mwangea7711/
Mwany'a779/
Mwanzaa776/
Muhanja776/
Mwonjia775/
Mwansia774/
Mwainsa774/
Mwanyoa774/
Mwanjou773/
Mwaansa773/
Mwansah773/
Mwaanje772/
Mbainja772/
Mwandjo772/
Mwannje772/
Mwannia772/
Mwainza771/
Mwaniji771/
Mwanjie771/
Mwanyah771/
Mwenjea771/
Mwaenya771/
Muanjah771/
Muanjia771/
Mmwanza771/
Mweanya771/
Mwaneao771/
Mwanzza771/
Mwamnje771/
Mwenjau771/
Mwaniah771/
Mwenjah771/
Mbannja771/
Mwanjoo771/
Mwanzai771/
Mwanzoa771/
Mwahnje771/
Mwahanje71941/
Mwanyoha71223/
Mwatenza7155/
Mwahanji714/
Mwoondja714/
Muanndja711/
Mwanaayo711/
Muanza6762,616/
Mbanza679,483/
Muanji678,832/
Mbanje672,730/
Muanha672,009/
Mbanya671,373/
Mwanzo671,306/
Mbanji671,152/
Muanya671,047/
Mbonja67392/
Muonja67323/
Muansa67209/
Mbansa67193/
Mvania67158/
Mwanyo67139/
Mwamza67116/
Mbanjo67110/
Mwanso6792/
Mwonje6745/
Mbanxa6739/
Muania6732/
Mvanya6728/
Mwamsa679/
Muanjo679/
Mbania675/
Mwenjo674/
Mwanye674/
Muanje673/
Mwonjo673/
Mwonji672/
Mvanza672/
Mvanxa672/
Muanea671/
Mvagna671/
Mvanji671/
Mwamje671/
Mwanhi671/
Mvanha671/

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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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  • 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 Mwanja
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