Mwama Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Mwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 369 | 1:200,216 | 19,970 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mwama (35) may also be a first name.
Mwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwama is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 746,827th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname Mwama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwama are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mwama is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 35 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 200,216. Aside from The DR Congo Mwama exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamay | 91 | 55 | / |
| Mwaima | 91 | 30 | / |
| Mweama | 91 | 21 | / |
| Mwamau | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mwamai | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwauma | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwamaa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwaema | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwamah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwamga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwauyma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwahama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwamaus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaamga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwamaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwema | 80 | 74,222 | / |
| Mbama | 80 | 24,839 | / |
| Mwami | 80 | 6,990 | / |
| Mwame | 80 | 552 | / |
| Muama | 80 | 155 | / |
| Mwoma | 80 | 153 | / |
| Mvama | 80 | 142 | / |
| Mwamo | 80 | 129 | / |
| Mwamy | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Bama | 73 | 388 | / |
| Mwaami | 73 | 314 | / |
| Mweema | 73 | 179 | / |
| Mbamah | 73 | 117 | / |
| Mbaima | 73 | 110 | / |
| Muamad | 73 | 79 | / |
| Mwooma | 73 | 60 | / |
| Mbeama | 73 | 27 | / |
| Muamma | 73 | 18 | / |
| Muamat | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mbamma | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mwamgi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwamuo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mbaama | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mbauma | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mmwame | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwamge | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwamui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mbayma | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbamai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwemah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwaimo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbamau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbamaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbhama | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwe'ma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbajma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbamay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwemma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwameh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmbama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muamga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muatma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwuhammad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muammad | 67 | 2,301 | / |
| Mouhama | 67 | 308 | / |
| Muatmai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Muammat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muhamea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muamaad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbhamau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbahama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhamaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaimet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvhamad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhuamad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mba'ama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweemaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muajjma | 67 | 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
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- 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 Mwama
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