Mwakama Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwakama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwakama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3011:52,6584,911
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
Congo841:59,3945,297
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Mwakama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwakama is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwakama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 496,112th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakama reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 52,658. In Zambia Mwakama is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 76 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Zambia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 18 percent live.

Mwakama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaikama934/
Mwakamma933/
Mwakahama882/
Mwaikamau881/
Mwakoma86222/
Mwakamo86107/
Mwakami8660/
Mwekama8641/
Mwakema8636/
Muakama865/
Mwakame861/
Mwakamui802,006/
Mwaikema8091/
Mbakamma8012/
Mwakamuj801/
Muhakamad751/
Mwakomo7190/
Mbakami7110/
Mbakame719/
Mbakoma714/
Muekama714/
Mbakamo711/
Mbakamy711/
Mwokoma711/
Muakame711/
Mbuokama67103/
Mwakomea671/
Mwaikome671/
Mbaikouma631/
Mwokomi575/
Mbokami572/
Mbokame571/
Mbakome571/
Mbakomo571/
Mbakomou532/
Mbhokame531/
Mbakhoume501/
Mbokhouma501/
Mbakeijme501/

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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 Mwakama
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