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
Mwama is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwama? popularity and diffusion
Mwama is the 746,827th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name Mwama is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwama reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwama is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 35 people.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 200,216. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs 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
- 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 Mwama
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