Muyamwa Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Muyamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 206 | 1:76,941 | 6,580 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Muyamwa (41) may also be a first name.
Muyamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muyamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muyamwa is found most in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Muyamwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Muyamwa? popularity and diffusion
Muyamwa is the 990,978th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. Muyamwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Muyamwa reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Muyamwa is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 76,941. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 41 percent reside, Western Province, where 33 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Botswana, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muyamba | 86 | 9,624 | / |
| Muyanwa | 86 | 427 | / |
| Muyemwa | 86 | 39 | / |
| Muyimwa | 86 | 29 | / |
| Miyamwa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mayamwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mheyamwa | 80 | 107 | / |
| Muyambai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muimwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muyambo | 71 | 27,430 | / |
| Mayamba | 71 | 15,496 | / |
| Muyambi | 71 | 4,890 | / |
| Miyamba | 71 | 594 | / |
| Mayamva | 71 | 109 | / |
| Mujamba | 71 | 104 | / |
| Muyambe | 71 | 88 | / |
| Moyamba | 71 | 73 | / |
| Muyinwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mayemwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Muiamba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Majamwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mayumwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mayamwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mayanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mayimwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mujanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muyemwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahyamba | 67 | 202 | / |
| Moyambay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Miyambai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mayambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mheyanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyanway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mautemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauyamvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayambau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayambea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiyomwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayhamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moyambai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miyanmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muyammbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muyamboo | 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 Muyamwa
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