Mwindwa Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Mwindwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 70 | 1:226,427 | 14,143 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwindwa (16) may also be a first name.
Mwindwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwindwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwindwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwindwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwindwa is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwindwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname Mwindwa is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 226,427. In Zambia Mwindwa is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 57 percent are found, Western Province, where 40 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent are found. Other than Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwendwa | 86 | 93,013 | / |
| Mbindwa | 86 | 148 | / |
| Mwindwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwemndwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwendwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwenddwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Mwendwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwendwe | 71 | 76 | / |
| Mwemdwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwendua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muendwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwendwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwentwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhindwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweentwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbendua | 57 | 21 | / |
| Muendua | 57 | 4 | / |
| Muindui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mwendui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbinduo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbindue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muhendua | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Mwindwa
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