Mwaami Surname
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Mwaami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 291 | 1:54,467 | 5,051 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
Mwaami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwaami is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwaami.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaami? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 864,701st most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaami live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Mwaami is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 54,467. In Zambia Mwaami is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 90 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 7 percent are found and Central Province, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwami | 91 | 6,990 | / |
| Mwamgi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mwamai | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mwamui | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwaemi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwamii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbaami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwahama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbami | 73 | 2,785 | / |
| Mwame | 73 | 552 | / |
| Mwemi | 73 | 401 | / |
| Mwama | 73 | 385 | / |
| Muami | 73 | 69 | / |
| Mvami | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mwomi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muhaamid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwamay | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mbaimi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mwaima | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mweemi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mweama | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muatmi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mmwame | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwamge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwauma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbamai | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'Bami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwamaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muammi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbahmi | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Wemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muasmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mba'mi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbammi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muamyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaumi | 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 Mwaami
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