Mwanje Surname
Approximately 22,836 people bear this surname
Mwanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19,234 | 1:2,030 | 314 |
| Kenya | 2,919 | 1:15,820 | 1,891 |
| Zambia | 452 | 1:35,066 | 3,545 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Cameroon | 51 | 1:407,237 | 34,925 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Mwanje (683) may also be a first name.
Mwanje Demographics
Average Mwanje Salary in
United States
$28,188 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mwanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwanje is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanje? popularity and diffusion
Mwanje is the 23,725th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 319,125 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanje reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,697th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 683 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 19,234 people, or 1 in 2,030. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent reside, Kampala District, where 13 percent reside and Mukono District, where 6 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Mwanje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mwanje surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
Mwanje earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.
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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 Mwanje
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