Mbalamwezi Surname
Approximately 4,946 people bear this surname
Mbalamwezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,873 | 1:10,864 | 1,403 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbalamwezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbalamwezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbalamwezi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbalamwezi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 96,185th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,473,422 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbalamwezi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mbalamwezi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,873 people, or 1 in 10,864. In Tanzania Mbalamwezi is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 71 percent live, Katavi Region, where 7 percent live and Tabora Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbalomwase | 70 | 5 | / |
| Mapelli Mozzi | 52 | 8 | / |
| Mapelli-Mozzi | 52 | 1 | / |
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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 Mbalamwezi
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