Mwankina Surname
Approximately 888 people bear this surname
Mwankina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 678 | 1:78,085 | 8,047 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwankina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwankina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwankina is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwankina? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwankina is the 396,862nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwankina are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 678 people, or 1 in 78,085. In Tanzania Mwankina is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 76 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 11 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mwankina
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