Mwanshya Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwanshya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwanshya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwanshya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanshya occurs most in Zambia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanshya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwanshya is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Mwanshya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanshya live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mwanshya is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent live and North-Western Province, where 50 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwansiha8864/
Mwansia804/
Mwanzya801/
Mwanjya801/
Mwanjeha751/
Mwanzia6738,388/
Mwanjja6713/
Mwanjia677/
Mwanjea674/
Mbanzya671/
Muansia671/
Mwanjija635/
Mwanzias631/
Mwandjia631/
Mbanseho631/
Mbanzia534/
Mwamzia534/
Muanjia531/
Mwangeo531/
Muhonjya5011/
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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 Mwanshya
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