Mwenshi Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Mwenshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 201 | 1:78,855 | 6,716 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
Mwenshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwenshi is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 899,940th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenshi are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 78,855. In Zambia Mwenshi is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 48 percent live, Luapula Province, where 23 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwensi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwensha | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mwenchi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Muenshi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwinshi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mwense | 77 | 1,824 | / |
| Mwengi | 77 | 1,481 | / |
| Muensi | 77 | 948 | / |
| Mwenji | 77 | 344 | / |
| Mwensa | 77 | 201 | / |
| Mwenzi | 77 | 98 | / |
| Mwemsi | 77 | 73 | / |
| Mbensi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Muensai | 71 | 226 | / |
| Mwinsha | 71 | 106 | / |
| Muensit | 71 | 96 | / |
| Muenchi | 71 | 82 | / |
| Mwaenzi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwendji | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mbensie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwengia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muenseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwinchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muenchit | 67 | 780 | / |
| Muenchai | 67 | 283 | / |
| Mouensoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwngi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwinchui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbe'ensi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbehnsai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwnse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwinsheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muensche | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mwenshi
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