Mwanjisi Surname
Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname
Mwanjisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,113 | 1:47,567 | 5,343 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mwanjisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanjisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanjisi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanjisi? popularity and diffusion
Mwanjisi is the 286,848th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanjisi reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mwanjisi is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,113 people, or 1 in 47,567. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 45 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangisi | 88 | 78 | / |
| Mwanjesi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mwanzisi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwansisi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwangishi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwanihesi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwanshishi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyisa | 75 | 294 | / |
| Mwanjesa | 75 | 223 | / |
| Mwangesi | 75 | 17 | / |
| Mwangise | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mbanyisi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwangizi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbangisi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbanjizi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwangeji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaniisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanzisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwansiji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muanyishi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbangishi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbhanyisi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Muhanyisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyishe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyhesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanyitshi | 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 Mwanjisi
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