Mwena Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Zambia1221:129,9179,695
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwena (58) may also be a first name.

Mwena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwena is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 418,171st most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwena are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 58 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 527 people, or 1 in 140,189. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and Zambia, where 15 percent are found.

Mwena Last Name Statistics demography

Mwena earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.57% less than the national average, earning R 22,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwenna9114/
Mwenea916/
Mweena912/
Mweana911/
Mwuena911/
Mwenas911/
Mwenah911/
Mwenoa911/
Mwenha911/
Mweetna831/
Mwengah831/
Mbena8019,433/
Mweni808,940/
Mwana805,097/
Mwene802,931/
Muena802,249/
Mwina801,303/
Mvena80757/
Mweny80417/
Mweno80101/
Mwona8033/
Mwenj801/
Mwengaya771/
Mweene7322,751/
Mwenyi736,425/
Mwenje733,955/
Muenga732,630/
M'Bena73336/
Mviena73322/
Muenat73255/
Mwaina7381/
Mwaana7372/
Mhwina7339/
Muegna7334/
Mbhena7328/
Mwenes7321/
Mwenno7317/
Mvenga7315/
Muenai7314/
Muenas7313/
Mbenea7311/
Mmbena736/
Mhuena735/
Mwanea734/
Mbenah734/
Mbeana734/
Mweine734/
Mwanah733/
Mwanaa733/
Mouena733/
Mveena733/
Mwanau733/
Mwanna732/
Mmweni731/
Mbeena731/
Mwinat731/
Mwanai731/
Mueina731/
Mhwana731/
Mwenet731/
Mwitna731/
Mwenou731/
Mbeyna731/
Mwenee731/
Mbenai731/
Muen'a731/
Muenaz731/
Mvegna731/
Mwegni731/
Muenhat67180/
Mwingaj6741/
Mweengo6719/
Mwingai672/
Mweenyi672/
Mwingah672/
Mbehena672/
Mweness671/
Muheina671/
Mweanyi671/
M'Mwina671/
Mwahana671/
Mwingay671/
Mwwenyi671/
Mwana'a671/
Mwheeni671/
M'Winga671/
Mveenas671/

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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 Mwena
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