Mwanuzi Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwanuzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanuzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1581:335,07425,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Mwanuzi (10) may also be a first name.

Mwanuzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanuzi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanuzi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Mwanuzi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwanuzi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwanuzi is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 96 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 1 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Mwanuzi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanusi861/
Mwanozie802/
Mwanausi801/
Muhanuuzi7550/
Mwaunudza7515/
Mwanauchi751/
Mwanisi71262/
Muhanguzzi714/
Muhaanguzi712/
Mbanuze711/
Muhanguuzi711/
Mwanise711/
Mwanitse674/
Muhanuza671/
Mwanauje671/
Muhanguze631/
Muhanisi539/
Mwanotse531/
Muanitse531/

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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 Mwanuzi
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