Mamwe Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Comoros

Mamwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Comoros11:749,524685

The alternate forms: Mamwé (1) are calculated separately.

Mamwe Last Name Facts

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

Mamwe is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mamwé. Click here for other possible spellings of Mamwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mamwe live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Beside The DR Congo Mamwe is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Taiwan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamwé931/
Mamweu911/
Mamnwe911/
Mamwey911/
Mamw895/
Matemwe835/
Masimwe831/
Masemwe831/
Mahumwe831/
Mambe805,093/
Mamve80574/
Manwe80292/
Mamwa80291/
Mamue80121/
Mamwi804/
Momwe803/
Memwe801/
Massimwe771/
Mhambe731,086/
Mambea73964/
Maumbe73897/
Mmambe73445/
Mambei73231/
Mamoue73143/
Mambey73108/
Maimbe7399/
Maambe7363/
Meanwe7319/
Manwei7314/
Momweh739/
Manweh738/
Mamued735/
Mahmwa734/
Mamvie733/
Mahmue733/
Mamuer733/
Moumwe733/
Mammue732/
Mambhe732/
Mamnue732/
Maymew732/
Maimue732/
Mambee731/
Majmue731/
Mahmbe731/
Mamveu731/
Mamnwi731/
Manwie731/
Mgomwe731/
Momnwe731/
Momwed731/
Mamvet731/
Mamuey731/
Maamue731/
Mamues730/
Mamnoue6728/
Mhanmbe674/
Mamouhe673/
Mamuhed673/
Maamuer673/
Mhamued672/
Mamouet672/
Mambeah671/
Matimwi671/
Mhambee671/
Mahmoue671/
Maumbee671/
Maumbeh671/
Maimbee671/
Mahanwe671/
Momw671/
Manweed671/
Mamoued671/

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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 Mamwe
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