Mwanso Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Mwanso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Mwanso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwanso is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanso? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,943,350th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwanso live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania Mwanso is most common in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwansoi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwansoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwansa | 83 | 77,730 | / |
| Mwanzo | 83 | 1,306 | / |
| Mwanjo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Mbanso | 83 | 34 | / |
| Mwonso | 83 | 14 | / |
| Mwansha | 77 | 500 | / |
| Mwangio | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mwainsa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwansia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanjou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwaansa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwansah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwanzio | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwandjo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwanzoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanza | 67 | 201,747 | / |
| Mwanja | 67 | 15,686 | / |
| Mbanzo | 67 | 365 | / |
| Muansa | 67 | 209 | / |
| Mbansa | 67 | 193 | / |
| Mbonso | 67 | 117 | / |
| Mwonzo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Muanjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwamsa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwonjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muanzo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwanca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvanzo | 67 | 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 Mwanso
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