Mwashanja Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Mwashanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwashanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwashanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwashanja is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashanja are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwashanja is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 57 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwashanya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwasanje | 82 | 284 | / |
| Mwasanya | 82 | 66 | / |
| Mwasanza | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwasanji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwachanje | 78 | 73 | / |
| Mweshanya | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mwasanjje | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mwaisanje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwashange | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbashanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwaasanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbashanje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwassanje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwachanjo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Muasanza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwazanya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwasange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwosanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwasonje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwachonje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwashonge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbaisanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwashogna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasonya | 59 | 544 | / |
| Mbosanje | 59 | 288 | / |
| Muosanya | 59 | 69 | / |
| Mwasenya | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mwasonge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muazanza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwasonzo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwachonya | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisenya | 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 Mwashanja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis