Mwaambi Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwaambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia741:214,18813,668
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwaambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwaambi is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaambi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwaambi is the 2,152,526th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwaambi are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 214,188. In Zambia Mwaambi is most frequent in: Central Province, where 93 percent are found, Southern Province, where 5 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 1 percent are found. Other than Zambia Mwaambi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambi926,702/
Mwambui861,177/
Mwaamba86408/
Mwambai86290/
Mwamboi862/
Mwambie861/
Mwambije801,546/
Mwamba77369,694/
Mbambi7738,880/
Muambi777,435/
Mwambe775,843/
Mvambi771,215/
Mwembi77705/
Mwombi774/
Mwamby774/
Mwanbi772/
Mwambay713,740/
Mwambuy7175/
Mwaimba7169/
Mbaimbi7155/
Mbambai7128/
Mwambaj7121/
Mwamboa7115/
M'Bambi7110/
Mwaumba7110/
Mwembei719/
Mwambaa716/
Mwammba715/
Mwamb'a714/
Mwaumbe713/
Mbhambi713/
Mwombui712/
Mwaimbe712/
Mwembui711/
Mbaambe711/
Mwambea711/
Mwaymba711/
Mwanbai711/
M'Uambi711/
M'Vambi711/
Mmuambi711/
Mwambeu711/
Mwomboi711/
Mbamboi711/
Mwembie711/
Mwanmba711/
Mwembai711/
Mwasembe67294/
Mwambaja67275/
Mwatembe678/
Mwambuha676/
Mhuhambi676/
Mwaumbea671/
M'Mwamba671/
Muahamba671/
Muahambe671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwaambi
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