Mwanyongo Surname
Approximately 5,128 people bear this surname
Mwanyongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 5,019 | 1:3,411 | 448 |
| Tanzania | 90 | 1:588,240 | 37,030 |
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwanyongo (55) may also be a first name.
Mwanyongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwanyongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwanyongo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyongo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwanyongo is the 93,121st most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,421,128 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyongo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 55 people.
The last name Mwanyongo is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 5,019 people, or 1 in 3,411. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanayongo | 95 | 222 | / |
| Mwainyongo | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyonga | 89 | 421 | / |
| Mwanyango | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mwamnyonga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mwanyanga | 78 | 169 | / |
| Mwanjonga | 78 | 51 | / |
| Mwanjango | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mbonyongo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Muanyonga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyonga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbounyongo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwahanyanga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mwanjunga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwanyagha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwanjanga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbonyonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muangnonnga | 60 | 4 | / |
| Mbanianga | 56 | 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 Mwanyongo
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