Mwiinde Surname

84,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwiinde Surname Definition:

Mwiinde is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: cow clan.

Mwiinde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,5611:3,475437
Zimbabwe1,1201:13,7841,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwiinde (349) may also be a first name.

Mwiinde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwiinde is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: cow clan.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwiinde Last Name Facts

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

Mwiinde is found most frequently in Zambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwiinde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwiinde is the 84,918th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,281,890 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiinde are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 466,636th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 349 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 4,561 people, or 1 in 3,475. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 62 percent live, Central Province, where 16 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwiindee931/
Mwiindi8674/
Mwiinda8625/
Muiinde861/
Mwihindi801/
Mbiindi711/
Mwiendi711/
Muhiinda671/
Mwijendi671/
Mbiendi5721/
Mweeenda531/

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Footnotes

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