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 last name Mwina occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwina? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,188th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,592,898 people. The surname Mwina occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwina are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwina is also the 360,211th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 547 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 698 people, or 1 in 75,848. In Tanzania Mwina is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 69 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 11 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Mwina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwina surname is primarily 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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