Mwina Surname

293,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6981:75,8487,876
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Kenya2191:210,86715,070
Zambia731:217,12213,786
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwina (547) may also be a first name.

Mwina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwina is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwina? popularity and diffusion

It is the 293,188th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,592,898 people. The last name Mwina is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwina reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwina is also the 360,211th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 547 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 75,848. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 69 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 11 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Mwina exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.

Mwina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwina surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaina9181/
Mhwina9139/
Mwinat911/
Mwitna911/
Mwingaj8341/
Mwingah832/
Mwingai832/
M'Winga831/
Mwingay831/
M'Mwina831/
Mbina807,511/
Muina801,070/
Mwena80831/
Mwino80245/
Mvina8035/
Mwuingai771/
Muinay7315,143/
Muinga732,775/
Mviena73322/
Muinat73208/
Mwaino73154/
Muaina7395/
Mvinga7344/
Mbaina7327/
Muinai7316/
Mwenna7314/
Muinas7313/
Mbinai7312/
Muinha7312/
Mboina739/
Muinap736/
Mwenea736/
Mviona734/
Mweena732/
Mueina731/
M'Bina731/
Mbhina731/
Mwenha731/
Mweana731/
Mwuena731/
Mwenas731/
Mwenah731/
Mwinei731/
Mwimha731/
Mvaina731/
Mbinaa731/
Mwenoa731/
Muinast6712/
Muingai676/
Mbainai674/
Muinajh671/
Muheina671/
Mweetna671/
Mbohina671/
Mouhina671/
Muahina671/
Muinaph671/
Mwengah671/

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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 Mwina
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