Mwany Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Sweden

Mwany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwany Last Name Facts

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

Mwany is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwany? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Mwany are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwany is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Mwany is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya Mwany exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanyi91121/
Mwaniy911/
Mwangay8369/
Mwaenyi836/
Mwanyoa834/
Mweanyi831/
Mwainyi831/
Mhwanyi831/
Mwana805,097/
Mwani803,385/
Mweny80417/
Mwane80287/
Mbany80176/
Mwanj8027/
Mwony8012/
Muany806/
Mwanh802/
Mwané801/
Mwangaya77370/
Mwanyoha77223/
Mwanje7322,836/
Mwenyi736,425/
Muanyi73288/
Mwaini73157/
Mwaina7381/
Mwaana7372/
Muhany7359/
Mbanhy7314/
Mwaeni7311/
Mwanui7310/
Muanyo7310/
Mwauna738/
Mwaine737/
Mwaani735/
Mwonyo735/
Mwanea734/
Mwonyi733/
Mvanyo733/
Mwanaa733/
Mbhany732/
Mwanoi732/
Mwanna732/
Mwanei732/
M'Bany732/
Mwgani731/
Mwanhi731/
Mweana731/
Mwanai731/
Mhwana731/
Mwanit731/
Mhwane731/
Mwaane731/
Mbaniy731/
Mbanay731/
Muaney731/
Mhwani731/
Muhaniy671,475/
Mwanjje67294/
Muhanyi67289/
Mwanaja67204/
Mmwange6721/
Mwanith679/
Muannoy675/
Mbainey674/
Muhainy673/
Mwaingi672/
Mwanngi672/
Mwannje672/
Mouhany672/
Mwaanje672/
Mweenyi672/
Mwangih672/
Mvaanyi671/
Mwwangi671/
Mvanych671/
M'Wagni671/
Muasnyi671/
Mwhangi671/
Mwangaj671/
Mwaneeh671/
Mwamnje671/
Mwahnje671/
Mwamnui671/
Mwwenyi671/
Mwanner671/
Mwana'a671/
Muhaney670/

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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
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  • 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 Mwany
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