Mwanjowa Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwanjowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanjowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mwanjowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanjowa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanjowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Mwanjowa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanjowa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 814,486. In Tanzania Mwanjowa is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanjoba88321/
Mwanyowa88269/
Mwanzowa889/
Mwanjawa889/
Mbanjowa881/
Mwanaja80204/
Mwanyoa804/
Mwana775,097/
Mwanj7727/
Mwanyoha75223/
Mwanyawa75148/
Mwanaaja759/
Mwanzawa753/
Mwansoba751/
Mwanjaba751/
Mbanjawa751/
Mwansova751/
Mwanje7122,836/
Mwaina7181/
Mwaana7172/
Mwandj7121/
Mwauna718/
Mwanea714/
Mwanaa713/
Mwanoi712/
Mwanna712/
Mwanai711/
Mweana711/
Mhwana711/
Mwanjje67294/
Mwangay6769/
Mwannje672/
Mwaanje672/
Mvanaja671/
Mwahnje671/
Mwana'a671/
Mwamnje671/
Mwangaj671/

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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 Mwanjowa
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