Mgambwa Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Mgambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 290 | 1:182,557 | 15,833 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mgambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mgambwa is most common in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgambwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 908,336th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname Mgambwa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mgambwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 182,557. In Tanzania Mgambwa is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 60 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 25 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mgambwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mngambwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mambwa | 92 | 2,991 | / |
| Maimbwa | 86 | 80 | / |
| Maumbwa | 86 | 60 | / |
| Mgombwa | 86 | 11 | / |
| Maambwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Masembwa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Masimbwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Matembwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahambwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mombwa | 77 | 506 | / |
| Mambua | 77 | 140 | / |
| Mampwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mambva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mingombwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| M'Ngombwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mng'ambwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Massimbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mattimbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mambehewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mng'ombwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mambuay | 71 | 1,629 | / |
| Muombwa | 71 | 781 | / |
| Mambuas | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mhombwa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Moumbwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moimbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhambva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhambua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mambhua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosembwa | 67 | 62 | / |
| M'Mombwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Masembua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maambuat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mosimbwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Matimbua | 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 Mgambwa
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