Mwanjowa Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Mwanjowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanjoba | 88 | 321 | / |
| Mwanyowa | 88 | 269 | / |
| Mwanzowa | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mwanjawa | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mbanjowa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaja | 80 | 204 | / |
| Mwanyoa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwana | 77 | 5,097 | / |
| Mwanj | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mwanyoha | 75 | 223 | / |
| Mwanyawa | 75 | 148 | / |
| Mwanaaja | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mwanzawa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwansoba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjaba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbanjawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwansova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanje | 71 | 22,836 | / |
| Mwaina | 71 | 81 | / |
| Mwaana | 71 | 72 | / |
| Mwandj | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwauna | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwanea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwanoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwanna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjje | 67 | 294 | / |
| Mwangay | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mwannje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaanje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvanaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahnje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwana'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamnje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaj | 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
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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 Mwanjowa
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