Mwakyembe Surname
Approximately 2,613 people bear this surname
Mwakyembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,608 | 1:20,300 | 2,567 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwakyembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwakyembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwakyembe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwakyembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 165,734th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,788,957 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwakyembe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,608 people, or 1 in 20,300. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 49 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live and Songwe Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwakyemba | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mwakiyombe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mwakayumba | 74 | 8 | / |
| Mwakajemba | 74 | 5 | / |
| Mwakajumbe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwakayamba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwakajumba | 63 | 1,134 | / |
| Muakuyamba | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mwakajimba | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mwakijambi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbakaimbi | 56 | 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 Mwakyembe
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