Mwinya Surname
Approximately 424 people bear this surname
Mwinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwinya (423) may also be a first name.
Mwinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwinya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwinya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwinya is the 695,980th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwinya live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 417,739th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 423 people.
The last name Mwinya is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwinyayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwenya | 83 | 63,522 | / |
| Mbinya | 83 | 5,684 | / |
| Mwinja | 83 | 1,155 | / |
| Muinya | 83 | 179 | / |
| Mwinye | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mvinya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mwinyo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mwunya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muhinya | 77 | 40 | / |
| Mwingia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwwenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwinjaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwinyii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwiniha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwiniyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwenyea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmbeinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwehenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mveinhya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwinhiyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwenye | 67 | 3,766 | / |
| Mbenya | 67 | 1,482 | / |
| Mwenja | 67 | 1,232 | / |
| Mwenia | 67 | 768 | / |
| Muenya | 67 | 729 | / |
| Mwinje | 67 | 565 | / |
| Mvenya | 67 | 413 | / |
| Mwenyo | 67 | 257 | / |
| Mwinji | 67 | 233 | / |
| Mvinja | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mbinia | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mbinja | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mbinye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Muinha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Muinja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwenea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbinyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwineo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwinjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvunya | 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
- 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 Mwinya
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