Mwenza Surname

170,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,520 people bear this surname

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

Mwenza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwenza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,5041:29,5053,692
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mwenza (378) may also be a first name.

Mwenza Last Name Facts

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

Mwenza is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwenza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 170,957th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,891,883 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenza live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 446,161st most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 378 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,504 people, or 1 in 29,505. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Mwenza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaenza9211/
Mwenzia922/
Mwnza9134/
Mwenze8370,241/
Mbenza8326,635/
Mwenja831,232/
Mwinza831,118/
Mwensa83201/
Muenza83179/
Mwenzi8398/
Mwenzo8349/
Mwenxa831/
Mwengea77364/
Mwencha77236/
Mwinzai7752/
Mwensha7727/
Mbendza7716/
Mwaenzi778/
Mwendja774/
Mwengez771/
Mwainza771/
Mwenjea771/
Mweenze771/
Mweenzo771/
Mwenjau771/
Mbeenza771/
Mouenza771/
Mmwenze771/
Mwinzau771/
Mwuenze771/
Mwengia771/
Mwnze7321/
Mwnja731/
Mbnza731/
Mouendza718/
Mbehenza711/
Mwenge6744,899/
Mwinzi678,654/
Mwenje673,955/
Muenze673,315/
Mbenze673,215/
Mwinsa672,505/
Mwense671,824/
Mbinza671,550/
Mbenzi671,486/
Mwengi671,481/
Muensa671,341/
Mwinja671,155/
Mbensa67352/
Mwenji67344/
Muinza67264/
Mwenso67252/
Mbenzo67148/
Muenzi6784/
Mwinzo6751/
Mwemze6727/
Mwenjo674/
Muenca672/
Mwensi672/
Mwinze671/
Mbenxa671/
Mwence671/
Muenzo671/

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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 Mwenza
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