Mwambara Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Mwambara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 207 | 1:255,757 | 20,606 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwambara (55) may also be a first name.
Mwambara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwambara is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mwambara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambara? popularity and diffusion
Mwambara is the 1,111,382nd most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambara live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 55 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 255,757. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 93 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 4 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambari | 88 | 2,812 | / |
| Mbambara | 88 | 664 | / |
| Mwambera | 88 | 232 | / |
| Muambara | 88 | 21 | / |
| Mwambora | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mwambaro | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwambare | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mbambaira | 82 | 24 | / |
| Muhambara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwambero | 75 | 235 | / |
| Mbambari | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mbambaro | 75 | 17 | / |
| Mbambare | 75 | 16 | / |
| Muambare | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwombora | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbambaare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhanbarah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muombera | 63 | 7 | / |
| Mbamvoura | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mboumbaro | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbambourou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbeambourou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mbanbari | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muombori | 50 | 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 Mwambara
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