Mbamwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mbamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mbamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mbamwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbamwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbamwa live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Mbamwa is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live and Siaya County, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbamwua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbaamwua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mbamba | 83 | 18,648 | / |
| Mbamva | 83 | 89 | / |
| Mbanwa | 83 | 53 | / |
| Mbomwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mbamwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mbamwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mbaumba | 77 | 134 | / |
| Mbambai | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mboumwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mbaimba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mbambau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mmbamba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mbaimwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbambay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbamuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbambha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaimbai | 71 | 2,595 | / |
| Mbaymbay | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nimpamwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbahnwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaumbau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbamba'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbambo | 67 | 40,019 | / |
| Mbambi | 67 | 38,880 | / |
| Mbambe | 67 | 2,092 | / |
| Mbonwa | 67 | 566 | / |
| Mbamby | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mbanua | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mbanva | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mvamva | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nbanwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mbanba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbanwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbamue | 67 | 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 Mbamwa
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