Mamwa Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Mamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Mamwa (49) may also be a first name.
Mamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mamwa is most common in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mamwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 912,827th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mamwa are found; 66 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mamwa is also the 1,430,306th most numerous forename globally, held by 49 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 71 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 26 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Mamwa
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