Mwakami Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Mwakami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 58 | 1:912,786 | 44,301 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwakami (894) may also be a first name.
Mwakami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwakami is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mwakami click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwakami is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Mwakami occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakami reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,765th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 894 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 912,786. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 88 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 7 percent are found and Geita Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakamui | 93 | 2,006 | / |
| Mwakama | 86 | 665 | / |
| Mbakami | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mwakame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwakamma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwakamuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakahama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwakoma | 71 | 222 | / |
| Mbakame | 71 | 9 | / |
| Muakama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwokomi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbokami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mbakamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muakame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakomea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbokomi | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mbokame | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mvekame | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbakome | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muokaeme | 53 | 3 | / |
| Mboukomi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mbhokame | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbakhoume | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mveigkemi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbakeijme | 50 | 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 Mwakami
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