Muwamwa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muwamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muwamwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muwamwa is found most in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwamwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muwamwa is the 4,034,050th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muwamwa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Muwamwa is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kamuli District, where 57 percent reside, Luuka District, where 30 percent reside and Kampala District, where 4 percent reside. Beside Uganda Muwamwa is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muvamwa862/
Mujwamba808/
Mauwamba801/
Muhwanwa801/
Mubamba712,608/
Muwambi71125/
Muvamba7153/
Muwonwa7136/
Muwambo7123/
Moubamba672,303/
Muvhamba6793/
Mubambay671/
Mubambe576,987/
Mubambi57424/
Mubambo57224/
Muvambo5745/
Muvambi5715/
Mubonwa5711/
Mubanba575/
Muwombo572/
Muvambe572/
Mubanwa571/
Muvhambe536/
Moubambo531/

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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 Muwamwa
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