Mwanzia Surname

14,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanzia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanzia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya38,2471:1,207195
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
United States181:20,136,607622,629
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Mwanzia (15,545) may also be a first name.

Mwanzia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanzia is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanzia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,524th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 189,839 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanzia reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 45,259th most widespread given name globally, borne by 15,545 people.

The surname Mwanzia is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 38,247 people, or 1 in 1,207. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Machakos County, where 34 percent are found, Kitui County, where 25 percent are found and Makueni County, where 17 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mwanzia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mwanzia earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning $21,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanzias931/
Mwanza92201,747/
Mwangia861,337/
Mwaanza86461/
Mwanzau86353/
Mwanzay8634/
Mwanzaz8627/
Mwanjia867/
Mwanzaa866/
Mwansia864/
Mwamzia864/
Mbanzia864/
Mwanzio863/
Mwanzei861/
Mwanzoa861/
Mwainza861/
Mmwanza861/
Mwanzya861/
Mwanzza861/
Mwanzai861/
Mwansiha8064/
Mwatenza8055/
Mwanjija805/
Mwandjia801/
Mwansa7777,730/
Muanza7762,616/
Mwanja7715,686/
Mbanza779,483/
Mwanzo771,306/
Mwamza77116/
Mvanza772/
Mwanca772/
Mwonza771/
Mwansha71500/
Mwandja71383/
Mwancha71313/
Mwangio7123/
Muhanza7123/
Mwanjja7113/
Mwangea7111/
M'Banza7110/
Mwonjia715/
Mwanjah714/
Mwanjaâ714/
Mwanjea714/
Mwainsa714/
Mwansoi714/
Mbangia714/
Mwaansa713/
Mwansah713/
Mwaanja712/
Mwanjau712/
Mbanzio711/
Mwanzey711/
Mmbanza711/
Mwanjya711/
Muamnza711/
Muanzau711/
Mwongia711/
Muanzah711/
Muansia711/
Muanjia711/
Mbanzya711/
Mwahanja6792/
Mwanshya673/
Mbanggia673/
Muhangia672/
Mwandjai671/
Mwasinja671/
Muatenza671/
M'Vangia671/
Mwanjeha671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwanzia
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