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 last name Mwinya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwinya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwinya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 695,980th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwinya are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 417,739th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 423 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
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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