Mbwafu Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Mbwafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 68 | 1:778,553 | 42,281 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mbwafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbwafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mbwafu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mbwafu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbwafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mbwafu is the 2,273,756th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbwafu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 778,553. In Tanzania Mbwafu is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 94 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Mbwafu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mbwafu
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