Mwanu Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Mwanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Mwanu Demographics
Mwanu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwanu occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,931,261st most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanu live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mwanu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya Mwanu is most common in: Nyeri County, where 69 percent are found, Muranga County, where 13 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Mwanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanui | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mwanou | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mwaanu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwanau | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mwainu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaangu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Mwaingu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwanu'e | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwamnui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwan'gu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muanu | 80 | 1,074 | / |
| Mbanu | 80 | 897 | / |
| Mwenu | 80 | 131 | / |
| Mwonu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Muangu | 73 | 3,161 | / |
| Mbanou | 73 | 86 | / |
| Mvangu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbanhu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Muannu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbanuh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mmbanu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbeanu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbaunu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbanau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvannu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muangnu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mbahnui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muannou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhanui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbannou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbanheu | 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 Mwanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis