Mwanyanje Surname

250,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwanyanje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanyanje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4281:37,0744,290
Kenya1461:316,30119,644
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Mwanyanje (50) may also be a first name.

Mwanyanje Last Name Facts

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

Mwanyanje is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyanje? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 250,527th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,603,630 people. The surname Mwanyanje is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyanje are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwanyanje is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 50 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,428 people, or 1 in 37,074. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 63 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 29 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Mwanyanje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwanyanje last name is chiefly Christian (83%) in Kenya.

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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 Mwanyanje
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