Mwanyama Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwanyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwanyama Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Kenya2871:160,90612,601
Tanzania1561:339,36925,249
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwanyama Demographics

Mwanyama Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwanyama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanyama occurs most in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwanyama is the 451,199th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,678,016 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyama are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 38 percent live and Tanzania, where 21 percent live.

Mwanyama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwanyama last name is primarily Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanjama88574/
Mbanyama881/
Mwanyoma881/
Mwanjamah821/
Mbonyama7539/
Mwanjame751/
Mwanjoma751/
Mbanjama751/
Mbanyami751/
Muangnama711/
Mwanjomi631/
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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 Mwanyama
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