Mwanuka Surname
Approximately 549 people bear this surname
Mwanuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwanuka (72) may also be a first name.
Mwanuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanuka is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanuka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 573,706th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 13,274,218 people. Mwanuka occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwanuka reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mwanuka is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 72 people.
It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 46 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaanuka | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwanika | 86 | 5,039 | / |
| Mwanuke | 86 | 1,361 | / |
| Mwanoka | 86 | 335 | / |
| Muanuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbanuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwanikha | 80 | 525 | / |
| Mwanguko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanauki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwangukhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanikha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwainikha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muanika | 71 | 265 | / |
| Mwonika | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwanica | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwanoko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanoki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanikah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muhanoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhenuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanauchi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muonika | 57 | 4 | / |
| Muanica | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muanuco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbonuike | 53 | 14 | / |
| Muanhica | 53 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mwanuka
- 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