Mwanya Surname
Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname
Mwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,163 | 1:63,525 | 7,507 |
| Tanzania | 351 | 1:150,831 | 13,693 |
| Kenya | 66 | 1:699,695 | 30,103 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwanya (259) may also be a first name.
Mwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwanya has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwanya is the 240,293rd most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,376,904 people. The surname Mwanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanya reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 553,262nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 259 people.
It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,163 people, or 1 in 63,525. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanyae | 92 | 937 | / |
| Mwaanya | 92 | 26 | / |
| Mwanyia | 92 | 15 | / |
| Mwany'a | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mwanyoa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mwanjya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mweanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyoha | 86 | 223 | / |
| Mwanja | 83 | 15,686 | / |
| Mwania | 83 | 13,275 | / |
| Mbanya | 83 | 1,373 | / |
| Muanya | 83 | 1,047 | / |
| Mwanyo | 83 | 139 | / |
| Mvanya | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mwonya | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mwanea | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwanye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Muhanya | 77 | 531 | / |
| Mwanjja | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mwaniha | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mbhanya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mwanyoe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mwangiy | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mwanjia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mwanjaâ | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanjah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanjea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mmuanya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwannia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwanjau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaanja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbaanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaniah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaneao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanguhhya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwahanja | 71 | 92 | / |
| Mwanaaja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwanjaja | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwanaayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjeha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbahanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanje | 67 | 22,836 | / |
| Mwanji | 67 | 4,995 | / |
| Muanha | 67 | 2,009 | / |
| Mbanja | 67 | 395 | / |
| Mbonya | 67 | 284 | / |
| Mvania | 67 | 158 | / |
| Mbanye | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mwanjo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Muania | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mbanyo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Muanyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwonyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mvanyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muonya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muanja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Muhanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanhi | 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
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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 Mwanya
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