Mwanza Surname

2,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo95,5941:77361
Zambia63,0791:25129
Malawi18,1151:94575
Kenya15,1831:3,042472
Zimbabwe6,7311:2,294146
Tanzania1,4831:35,6994,174
South Africa5241:103,39312,503
England2621:212,66418,215
Swaziland1261:10,303513
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Uganda951:410,94025,444
Belgium721:159,67622,068
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Wales121:257,87814,969
Congo111:453,55410,703
Namibia101:240,9409,927
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Iceland81:47,5113,734
China71:195,331,65210,124
India71:109,580,769786,157
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mwanza (10,442) may also be a first name.

Mwanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanza (Arabic: موانزا) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mwanza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,768th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,122 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanza live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 59,544th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,442 people.

The last name Mwanza is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 95,594 people, or 1 in 773. Excluding The DR Congo Mwanza occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 9 percent reside.

Mwanza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mwanza last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Mwanza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning R 262,668 per year; in United States they earn 3.44% less than the national average, earning $41,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $53,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanzia9238,388/
Mwaanza92461/
Mwanzau92353/
Mwanzay9234/
Mwanzaz9227/
Mwanzah9215/
Mwanzaa926/
Mwandza925/
Mwanzoa921/
Mwainza921/
Mmwanza921/
Mwanzza921/
Mwanzai921/
Mwatenza8655/
Mwanziua861/
Mwanzaya861/
Mwansa8377,730/
Muanza8362,616/
Mwanja8315,686/
Mbanza839,483/
Mwanzi834,132/
Mwanzo831,306/
Mwanze83286/
Mwamza83116/
Mwanca832/
Mvanza832/
Mwonza831/
Mwangia771,337/
Mbandza771,240/
Mwansha77500/
Mwanzui77443/
Mwandja77383/
Mwancha77313/
Mwainzi77178/
Muhanza7723/
Mwanjja7713/
Mwangea7711/
M'Banza7710/
Mwanjea774/
Mwangiz774/
Mwainsa774/
Mwanjaâ774/
Mwansia774/
Mwanjah774/
Mwanzio773/
Mwaansa773/
Mwansah773/
Mwanjau772/
Mwaanja772/
Muanzah771/
Mwancia771/
Mhwanzi771/
Muandza771/
Mwangez771/
Mwanzei771/
Mwanzie771/
Mwanzey771/
Muamnza771/
Muanzau771/
Mmbanza771/
Mwaanze771/
Mwahanja7192/
Muatenza711/
Mwasenzi711/
Mwasinja711/
Mwandjai711/
Mwasenze711/
Mwangi67501,028/
Mwange6772,160/
Mwanje6722,836/
Mbanze6717,623/
Mwanji674,995/
Mbanzi67951/
Mbonza67637/
Mbanzo67365/
Muansa67209/
Mbansa67193/
Mwanse67119/
Mwanso6792/
Muanze6756/
Mwonzo6751/
Mvanzi6748/
Mwandjaha6744/
Mwanjo6743/
Mbanxa6739/
Muanzi6736/
Muamza6721/
Mwansi6716/
Mwamsa679/
Mwautenzi674/
Muanja673/
Mwonze672/
Muanzo672/
Mvanxa672/
Mvanzo671/
Mwamzi671/
Mbanzy671/
Mwance671/

Mwanza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mwanza in the Arabic language
موانزاmwanza-

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Footnotes

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