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 surname Mwano is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwano is the 235,986th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,276,729 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,310 people, or 1 in 40,413. In Tanzania Mwano is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 39 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 31 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

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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