Mwano Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3101:40,4134,621
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwano (37) may also be a first name.

Mwano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwano is found most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 235,986th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,276,729 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwano live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,310 people, or 1 in 40,413. In Tanzania Mwano is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 39 percent live, Iringa Region, where 31 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Tanzania Mwano occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaino91154/
Mwanou919/
Mwanoi912/
Mwaano911/
Mwanuo911/
Mwana805,097/
Mvano80904/
Mwono80100/
Muano8043/
Mwanhoss771/
Mvango73816/
Muango73163/
Muhano73110/
Mbanou7386/
Mwaina7381/
Mwaana7372/
Mwanap7319/
Mmbano7310/
M'Bano739/
Mwauna738/
Mbaano735/
Mwanau733/
Mwanah733/
Mwanaa733/
Mwanna732/
Mhwana731/
Mbauno731/
Mwanaz731/
Mweana731/
Mbanno731/
Muatnoi679/
Muaynoo675/
Muhanno675/
Muannoy675/
Mwangah674/
Muannou672/
Mvangou672/
Muangou672/
Muannoo672/
Mmwanga671/
Mbannou671/
Muaynoi671/
Mwahana671/
Mwana'a671/
Mwanast671/
Muhanot671/
Muhanod671/

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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 Mwano
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