About Mwanza
The surname Mwanza is of Bantu origin and is commonly found in East Africa, particularly in Tanzania. It is derived from the word "mwanza" in Swahili, which means "lake." The name is often associated with the city of Mwanza, located on the shores of Lake Victoria. Therefore, the surname Mwanza is likely to have originated as a geographic or locational surname, indicating that the bearer or their ancestors hailed from or had some connection to the Mwanza region or the lake itself.
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The surname Mwanza is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mwanza based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Mwanza is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Mwanza in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Mwanza using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.