Mwalwemba Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwalwemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwalwemba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwalwemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwalwemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mwalwemba occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwalwemba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Mwalwemba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalwemba live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mwalwemba is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalwimba893,850/
Mwalwembe89411/
Mwaluemba8977/
Mwalbemba892/
Mwalwembo891/
Mwalwimbi7855/
Mwalwimbo7851/
Mualuemba781/
Mualuembe6734/
Mwaluimbi6721/
Mualuimbi5634/
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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 Mwalwemba
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