Mugwamba Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mugwamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mugwamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2491:62,0019,346
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mugwamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugwamba is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugwamba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,009,375th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mugwamba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mugwamba is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 62,001. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 34 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Mugwamba
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