Mwanu Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya701:659,71329,380
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Mwanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanu is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanu? popularity and diffusion

Mwanu is the 1,931,261st most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Mwanu 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 widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyeri County, where 69 percent live, Muranga County, where 13 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Kenya Mwanu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Mwanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwanu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanui9110/
Mwanou919/
Mwaanu915/
Mwanau913/
Mwainu911/
Mwaangu8339/
Mwaingu834/
Mwanu'e834/
Mwamnui831/
Mwan'gu831/
Muanu801,074/
Mbanu80897/
Mwenu80131/
Mwonu8021/
Muangu733,161/
Mbanou7386/
Mvangu7311/
Mbanhu735/
Muannu734/
Mbanuh734/
Mmbanu733/
Mbeanu732/
Mbaunu731/
Mbanau731/
Mvannu731/
Muangnu6712/
Mbahnui672/
Muangou672/
Mvangou672/
Muannou672/
Muhanui671/
Muhanau671/
Mbannou671/
Mbanheu671/

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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 Mwanu
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