Mwinyihija Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwinyihija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwinyihija Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3311:159,94414,300
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwinyihija (68) may also be a first name.

Mwinyihija Last Name Facts

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

Mwinyihija is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwinyihija? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwinyihija is the 812,930th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname Mwinyihija occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwinyihija reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwinyihija is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 68 people.

Mwinyihija is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 159,944. In Tanzania Mwinyihija is most common in: Pwani Region, where 38 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 37 percent live and Tanga Region, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Mwanahija741/
Mnyihaji6775/
Minihaji6710/
Mwanahijawo671/
Minihajj671/
Minahajh5630/
Manihaji562/
Minahaje561/
Minahajiya501/
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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 Mwinyihija
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