Mwanzo Surname

292,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwanzo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwanzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8001:92,34910,481
Kenya4711:98,0468,631
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwanzo (350) may also be a first name.

Mwanzo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwanzo is most common in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwanzo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanzo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwanzo is the 292,632nd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,580,050 people. The surname Mwanzo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanzo live; 61 percent live in Central Africa and 61 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 465,882nd most widely held given name at a global level, held by 350 people.

Mwanzo is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 92,349. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Mwanzo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwanzio923/
Mwanzoa921/
Mwanza83201,747/
Mbanzo83365/
Mwanso8392/
Mwonzo8351/
Mwanjo8343/
Muanzo832/
Mvanzo831/
Mwanzia7738,388/
Mwaanza77461/
Mwanzaz7727/
Mwangio7723/
Mwanzah7715/
Mbanzou7712/
Mwanzaa776/
Muhanzo775/
Mwandza775/
Mbaanzo774/
Mwansoi774/
Mwanjou773/
Mwandjo772/
Mmwanza771/
Mbanzio771/
Mwanzza771/
Mwanjoo771/
Mbandzo771/
Mwainza771/
Mwansoo771/
Mwatenza7155/
Mbeandzo715/
Mbandzio714/
Mwansa6777,730/
Muanza6762,616/
Mwanja6715,686/
Mbanza679,483/
Mbonzo671,346/
Mwamza67116/
Muonzo6734/
Mvonzo6734/
Mbanso6734/
Mwonso6714/
Muanjo679/
Mwonjo673/
Mvanza672/
Mwanca672/
Mwonza671/

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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 Mwanzo
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