Memwa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Memwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Memwa (89) may also be a first name.

Memwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Memwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Memwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Memwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Memwa are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 30 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 89 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 50 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 25 percent reside and Kween District, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhemwa915/
Memwai911/
Memba807,458/
Menwa801,785/
Mamwa80291/
Memua80132/
Mimwa8022/
Momwa809/
Memwe801/
Mgimwa734,665/
Mhemba73155/
Mhomwa7374/
Memuas7336/
Memvoa7316/
Menway7316/
Membai738/
Menwai737/
Momway736/
Membea735/
Menwah735/
Mhimwa734/
Mahmwa734/
Membha733/
Muimwa733/
Mmenwa732/
Mamwah732/
Mienwa732/
Meenwa732/
Maenwa732/
Memvaa731/
Menwat731/
Mismwa731/
Meamba731/
Maemua731/
Memwer731/
Memuat731/
Mmemba731/
Memnua731/
Muenwai6779/
Mmba6738/
Mehnway676/
Mnwa673/
Meunwai672/
Menwhea672/
Mmva671/
Membeah671/

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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 Memwa
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