Mwalembe Surname
Approximately 5,246 people bear this surname
Mwalembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,206 | 1:10,169 | 1,313 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Mwalembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwalembe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 91,267th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,389,162 people. The surname Mwalembe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalembe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,206 people, or 1 in 10,169. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Songwe Region, where 67 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 28 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwalemba | 88 | 897 | / |
| Mualembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mbalembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwelembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwalimbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwalambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mualuembe | 82 | 34 | / |
| Mwalyambe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mwailimbe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwalimba | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mbolembe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mbalembi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwalombi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwalambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mualemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyambi | 71 | 470 | / |
| Mwaluimbi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mueluembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaliambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbalimbi | 63 | 70 | / |
| Mwolombi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mualimbi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mualuimbi | 59 | 34 | / |
| Muhalimba | 59 | 2 | / |
| Muhelembi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mwuelambi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mvelambey | 59 | 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 Mwalembe
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