Dambwi Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dambwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dambwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Dambwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dambwi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dambwi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dambwi live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Dambwi is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 569,265. In Tanzania Dambwi is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Dambwi occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dambwai9210/
Dambui83359/
Dambwa83200/
Dambwe838/
Dambuhi7712/
Ddambwe772/
Danbwoi771/
Dhambwa771/
Dombwa67581/
Dombwe6762/
Dembwe6714/
Danbui671/
Doumbui623/
Damboue622/
Danvwei621/
Tdombwe621/
Dommbwe621/
Dembue501,978/
Dombue5026/
Danbue501/

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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 Dambwi
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