Mwanyisa Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Mwanyisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 286 | 1:53,980 | 8,182 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Mwanyisa (138) may also be a first name.
Mwanyisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanyisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanyisa is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 906,170th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyisa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 138 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 53,980. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 58 percent reside, Harare Province, where 35 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 3 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanyisha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyisa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyiso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwaniisa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyesha | 82 | 131 | / |
| Muanyisha | 82 | 41 | / |
| Mwanyishe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjisi | 75 | 1,339 | / |
| Mwanjesa | 75 | 223 | / |
| Mwangesa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mbanyise | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mbanyisi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mbanyiso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyeza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyese | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muanyishi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mbhanyisi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mwangesha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Muhanyisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanihesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyhesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanyitshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjeza | 63 | 881 | / |
| Mwanjesi | 63 | 6 | / |
| Mwanyeze | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbonyiso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muangesa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyese | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhanyizi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyeze | 50 | 21 | / |
| Mbonyezi | 50 | 7 | / |
| Mwonjezi | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbanjizi | 50 | 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
- 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 Mwanyisa
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