Mwinja Surname
Approximately 1,155 people bear this surname
Mwinja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,101 | 1:67,102 | 7,913 |
| Tanzania | 30 | 1:1,764,720 | 47,592 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Mwinja (206) may also be a first name.
Mwinja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwinja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwinja is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwinja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 322,929th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,309,564 people. Mwinja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwinja live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mwinja is also the 630,600th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 206 people.
Mwinja is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,101 people, or 1 in 67,102. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwindja | 92 | 253 | / |
| Mwinjaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwnja | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwinsa | 83 | 2,505 | / |
| Mwenja | 83 | 1,232 | / |
| Mwinza | 83 | 1,118 | / |
| Mwinje | 83 | 565 | / |
| Mwinya | 83 | 424 | / |
| Mwinji | 83 | 233 | / |
| Mvinja | 83 | 76 | / |
| Mbinja | 83 | 45 | / |
| Muinja | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mwinjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwinsha | 77 | 106 | / |
| Mwinzai | 77 | 52 | / |
| Mwingia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwendja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwainsa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbainja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwenjea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwainza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwincha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwiniha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwinzau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwenjau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwenjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwnza | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mwinchea | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwinyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenya | 67 | 63,522 | / |
| Mbinya | 67 | 5,684 | / |
| Mwenje | 67 | 3,955 | / |
| Mwenza | 67 | 2,520 | / |
| Mbinji | 67 | 1,622 | / |
| Mbinza | 67 | 1,550 | / |
| Mwenia | 67 | 768 | / |
| Mwenji | 67 | 344 | / |
| Muinjo | 67 | 322 | / |
| Mbenja | 67 | 293 | / |
| Muinza | 67 | 264 | / |
| Mwensa | 67 | 201 | / |
| Muinya | 67 | 179 | / |
| Mwinshaha | 67 | 82 | / |
| Muinsa | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mbinia | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mwinzo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mvinji | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mbinje | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mbinjo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mvunja | 67 | 16 | / |
| Muinha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mvinje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwinye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mvinya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwenea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muinji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwenjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwinyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwinso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwineo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbinsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwenxa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwunya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwinja
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