Mmbwanga Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mmbwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmbwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6611:69,8646,635
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mmbwanga (14) may also be a first name.

Mmbwanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mmbwanga is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmbwanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mmbwanga is the 497,277th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. The last name Mmbwanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmbwanga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mmbwanga is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 661 people, or 1 in 69,864. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 33 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 24 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Mmbwanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mmbwanga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Mbwanga942/
Mbwanga931,439/
Mbwainga881,001/
Mbwang'a884/
Mmbuanga881/
Mbwangha881/
Mbwaanga881/
Membwange829/
Mbuanga801,169/
Mbwange80123/
Mbwango80119/
Mpwanga80111/
Mbwangi80107/
Mbwangue7515/
M'Bwangi751/
Mbwatimga711/
Mbuangi677,566/
Mbuango67130/
Mpuanga67127/
Mvuanga6742/
Mbuonga6727/
Mbwongo671/
Mbvounga632/
Mbuangie631/
Mbuanguey591/
Mvuangi5362/
Mbuongo5348/
Mbbonge531/
Mbvongo531/
Mbuongho501/

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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 Mmbwanga
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