Mwansi Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwansi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwansi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwansi Last Name Facts

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

Mwansi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwansi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwansi is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Mwansi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwansi reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanshi92141/
Mwansoi924/
Mwansie921/
Mwangi83501,028/
Mwansa8377,730/
Mwanji834,995/
Mwanzi834,132/
Mwanse83119/
Mbansi8330/
Muansi8319/
Mvansi834/
Mwahanshi801/
Mwansha77500/
Mwanzui77443/
Mwandji77273/
Mwainzi77178/
Mbansie77100/
Mwanchi7794/
Muanshi7734/
Muansai779/
Mwangie777/
Mbaunsi776/
Mwainsa774/
Mwangiz774/
Mwaansa773/
Mwanngi772/
Mwaangi772/
Mbannsi772/
Mwangih772/
Mwaingi772/
Mwanshe772/
Mwwangi771/
Mbainsi771/
Muansih771/
Mwhangi771/
Mwanzie771/
Mwandgi771/
Mwanzei771/
Mmwangi771/
Mhwanzi771/
Mwanzai771/
Mwasingi7110/
Mwahanji714/
Mwainchi712/
Mwasengi711/
Mwasenzi711/
Mwandjai711/
Mwanziua711/
Mwanza67201,747/
Mwange6772,160/
Mwanje6722,836/
Mbangi679,773/
Muanji678,832/
Mvangi672,203/
Mbanzi67951/
Muangi67628/
Mwongi67543/
Mbanci67342/
Mwanze67286/
Muansa67209/
Muanse67130/
Mvanzi6748/
Muanzi6736/
Mwamgi6710/
Mbanse6710/
Mbonsi675/
Mwautenzi674/
Mwonji672/
Mwance671/
Mwamzi671/
Mvanji671/

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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 Mwansi
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