Mumwi Surname

249,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mumwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5901:33,2973,912
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mumwi (13) may also be a first name.

Mumwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mumwi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mumwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 249,495th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,580,481 people. Mumwi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mumwi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mumwi is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,590 people, or 1 in 33,297. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 26 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent live and Kagera Region, where 10 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mumwai911/
Mumbi8055,085/
Mumwa80422/
Mumui8065/
Mumwe8044/
Munwi802/
Mumvi802/
Mutimwii77280/
Muchimwi771/
Musimwai771/
Mumbai733,884/
Muimbi732,120/
Muimui731,152/
Maumbi73737/
Munwai73200/
Mumboi7320/
Munwei7315/
Mhumbi7311/
Mumbui736/
Moumbi735/
Moumwe733/
Muimwa733/
Mhumwa732/
Momwoi731/
Mommwi731/
Mumuid731/
Mumbei731/
Musemwe6714/
Mumbhai675/
Musimwe673/
Meunwai672/
Moumnui671/
Mmuimbi671/
Mujmuie671/
Mahumwe671/

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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 Mumwi
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