Mwanyenza Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanyenza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwanyenza 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
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
Tanzania611:867,89543,770
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwanyenza Demographics

Mwanyenza Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwanyenza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanyenza occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwanyenza.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyenza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,194,481st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyenza reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwanyenza is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 337,080. In Kenya it is most common in: Mombasa County, where 99 percent live, Kwale County, where 1 percent live and Nandi County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent live.

Mwanyenza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwanyenza last name is principally Muslim (100%) 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
Mwanyenja894/
Mwenyenza891/
Mwanyezi821/
Mwanyadza78140/
Muangenza784/
Mwanyazi711/
Muangenzo674/
Mwanjenje672/
Mwanjinja671/
Mwanainsha631/
Muanjenje5634/
Muanjengi564/
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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 Mwanyenza
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