Mwakema Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Mwakema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
Mwakema (10) may also be a first name.
Mwakema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwakema is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwakema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwakema is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Mwakema is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mwakema are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mwakema is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Mwakema is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 89,237. In Namibia Mwakema is primarily concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Namibia it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaikema | 93 | 91 | / |
| Mwakima | 86 | 734 | / |
| Mwakama | 86 | 665 | / |
| Mwakoma | 86 | 222 | / |
| Mbakema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwachema | 80 | 70 | / |
| Mwaikama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwakamma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwakioma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwakomea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaikima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwakahama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwaikamau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwakimi | 71 | 389 | / |
| Mwakamo | 71 | 107 | / |
| Mwakomo | 71 | 90 | / |
| Mwekama | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mbakemi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Muakama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mwokoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwakyomo | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mwachima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbockema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbakeijme | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muokeme | 57 | 15 | / |
| Muekama | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mwachimo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hmuakkimi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mveigkemi | 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 Mwakema
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