Mwadama Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Mwadama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 98 | 1:471,223 | 24,622 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwadama (12) may also be a first name.
Mwadama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwadama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwadama occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwadama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwadama is the 1,398,030th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwadama are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwadama is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
The surname Mwadama is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 471,223. In Kenya Mwadama is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 96 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mwadama occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaudama | 93 | 128 | / |
| Mbadama | 86 | 57 | / |
| Mwadema | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwaidoma | 80 | 87 | / |
| M'Badama | 80 | 45 | / |
| Mbeadama | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mbhadama | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mbadame | 71 | 78 | / |
| Mbodama | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mbadoma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbadouma | 67 | 253 | / |
| Muadomah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbadamou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbadamey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbeadamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboudama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaddamy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbodamo | 57 | 52 | / |
| Mbodouma | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mbhodamo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbhodami | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbadoumou | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Mwadama
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