Mwanshinga Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Mwanshinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 303 | 1:174,725 | 15,264 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwanshinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanshinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwanshinga has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanshinga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwanshinga is the 883,255th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanshinga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwanshinga is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 174,725. In Tanzania Mwanshinga is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 68 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 28 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwansinga | 95 | 9 | / |
| Mbansinga | 84 | 43 | / |
| Mwanjinga | 84 | 11 | / |
| Mwansenga | 84 | 5 | / |
| Mwamsinga | 84 | 4 | / |
| Mwanzinga | 84 | 4 | / |
| Muansingha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanchenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanzina | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwangingo | 74 | 336 | / |
| Mwansengo | 74 | 118 | / |
| Mwanjenga | 74 | 68 | / |
| Mwanzenga | 74 | 51 | / |
| Mwanzunga | 74 | 4 | / |
| Mwansegha | 74 | 4 | / |
| Mwanzingo | 74 | 2 | / |
| Mwamjinga | 74 | 2 | / |
| Mwangenga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mbansenga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwamsenga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mvanchina | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwamgiga | 67 | 250 | / |
| Mwangena | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbanzina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbangina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muanzunga | 63 | 68 | / |
| Mbanzoina | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwandjena | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbangenga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwamzingo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwamzenga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhaingena | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mwangego | 56 | 4 | / |
| Mwamzigo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mwamsena | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mwangeno | 56 | 1 | / |
| Muanginot | 53 | 42 | / |
| Mbanzengo | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwanshinga
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