Mwansa Surname

7,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwansa Surname Definition:

Mwansa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lion's mane.

Mwansa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia42,9661:36947
DR Congo34,0261:2,171214
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
England771:723,61140,488
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwansa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwansa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwansa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwansa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,300th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 93,755 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwansa live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,790th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 15,800 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 42,966 people, or 1 in 369. In Zambia it is most common in: Luapula Province, where 29 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zambia it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.

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 US average, with 71.43% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwansha92500/
Mwainsa924/
Mwansia924/
Mwansah923/
Mwaansa923/
Mwanza83201,747/
Mwanja8315,686/
Muansa83209/
Mbansa83193/
Mwanse83119/
Mwanso8392/
Mwansi8316/
Mwamsa839/
Mwanca832/
Mwanzia7738,388/
Mwangia771,337/
Mwaanza77461/
Mwandja77383/
Mwanzau77353/
Mwancha77313/
Mwanshi77141/
Mwanzay7734/
Mwanzaz7727/
Mwanjja7713/
Mwangea7711/
Muhansa7711/
Muansai779/
Mwanzaa776/
Muansap775/
Mwanjaâ774/
Mwamsha774/
Mwanjea774/
Mwansoi774/
Mwanjah774/
Mwanjau772/
Mbhansa772/
Mwanshe772/
Mwaanja772/
Mwainza771/
Muansia771/
Mmwanza771/
Mwansie771/
Mwansoo771/
Mwanzza771/
Mwanzai771/
Mwanzoa771/
Muansat771/
Mwahanja7192/
Mwatenza7155/
Muansaat714/
Mwanzaya711/
Mwanziua711/
Mwandjai711/
Mwasinja711/
Mbainsah711/
Mwangi67501,028/
Mwange6772,160/
Muanza6762,616/
Mwanje6722,836/
Mbanza679,483/
Mwanji674,995/
Mwanzi674,132/
Mwanzo671,306/
Mwanze67286/
Muanse67130/
Mwamza67116/
Mwandjaha6744/
Mwanjo6743/
Mbanxa6739/
Mbanso6734/
Mbansi6730/
Muansi6719/
Mwonso6714/
Mbanse6710/
Mvansi674/
Muanja673/
Mvanza672/
Mvanxa672/
Mwahanshi671/
Muonsa671/
Mwance671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwansa
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