Mwam Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Mwam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mwam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwam occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwam reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya Mwam exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwame | 89 | 552 | / |
| Mwaim | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mmwame | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwasem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mwaijm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwamme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbam | 75 | 39,578 | / |
| Mwan | 75 | 1,168 | / |
| Muam | 75 | 451 | / |
| Mvam | 75 | 35 | / |
| Mwom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwane | 67 | 287 | / |
| Mwome | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mvame | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mbaim | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mmbam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Muame | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbamm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muaam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mbaum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbaam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwanh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muajm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Bam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwhan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mwam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis