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
Mwakami occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mwakami.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakami live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,765th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 894 people.
Mwakami is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 912,786. In Tanzania Mwakami is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 88 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 7 percent are found and Geita Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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