Mwinde Surname

88,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwinde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwinde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,0161:3,078222
Zambia3481:45,5464,392
Kenya781:592,05027,720
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwinde (241) may also be a first name.

Mwinde Last Name Facts

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

Mwinde is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwinde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwinde is the 88,174th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,337,410 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwinde are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mwinde is also the 575,894th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 241 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 5,016 people, or 1 in 3,078. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Matabeleland North Province, where 92 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent live and Midlands Province, where 2 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Mwinde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwindej9221/
Mwende8383,500/
Muinde8317,900/
Mwinda832,502/
Mwindi83772/
Mbinde83369/
Mwndes831/
Mwndie831/
Mmwindi7795/
Mweende778/
Mwendee773/
Mwendeh772/
Mwendea772/
Mbindei771/
Mwiendi771/
Mwindyo771/
Mwindoi771/
Mwwende771/
Muindee771/
Mwendie771/
Mwendhe771/
Mwendei771/
Mwendde771/
Mbindeh771/
Mwaindi771/
Mmwende771/
Mwnda732/
Mwndi731/
Mwindaya711/
Muhindee711/
Mwenda67151,973/
Muindi6713,760/
Mwendi674,395/
Mbindi674,117/
Mbende673,897/
Muende672,540/
Muinda672,058/
Mwendy6736/
Muindy673/
Mwendahei671/
Mwhnda671/

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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 Mwinde
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