Mwambande Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Mwambande Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 315 | 1:168,069 | 14,835 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwambande Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambande Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwambande is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambande? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 669,375th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname Mwambande is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambande are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwambande is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 168,069. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 69 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mwambande
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