Mwansa Surname
Approximately 77,730 people bear this surname
Mwansa Surname Definition:
Mwansa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lion's mane.
Mwansa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 42,966 | 1:369 | 47 |
| DR Congo | 34,026 | 1:2,171 | 214 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| Tanzania | 66 | 1:802,146 | 42,626 |
| United States | 57 | 1:6,358,929 | 302,882 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Iceland | 13 | 1:29,238 | 2,297 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Mwansa (15,800) may also be a first name.
Mwansa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwansa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lion's mane.
Mwansa Demographics
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Mwansa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwansa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwansa occurs most in Zambia. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwansa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwansa is the 7,300th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,755 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwansa are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,790th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 15,800 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 42,966 people, or 1 in 369. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 29 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Mwansa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mwansa surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.
The amount Mwansa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.51% more than the national average, earning R 426,576 per year and in United States they earn 5.8% less than the national average, earning $40,645 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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