Mwambazi Surname
Approximately 9,235 people bear this surname
Mwambazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 7,508 | 1:2,111 | 291 |
| Malawi | 1,124 | 1:15,231 | 2,380 |
| Uganda | 353 | 1:110,593 | 10,800 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Tanzania | 28 | 1:1,890,772 | 47,703 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mwambazi (90) may also be a first name.
Mwambazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwambazi is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwambazi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambazi? popularity and diffusion
Mwambazi is the 55,061st most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 789,122 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambazi live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most widespread first name on earth, held by 90 people.
Mwambazi is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 7,508 people, or 1 in 2,111. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 57 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Zambia it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambazzi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwaambazi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwambaji | 88 | 1,197 | / |
| Mwambagi | 88 | 589 | / |
| Mwambasi | 88 | 518 | / |
| Mwambozi | 88 | 429 | / |
| Mwambezi | 88 | 158 | / |
| Mwambaza | 88 | 119 | / |
| Mbambazi | 88 | 84 | / |
| Mwanbazi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambaci | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwembazi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambausi | 82 | 253 | / |
| Muambadzi | 82 | 194 | / |
| Mvambadzi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mwambauji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwambatshi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwambage | 75 | 668 | / |
| Mwembezi | 75 | 419 | / |
| Mwamboza | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mwembaze | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwombezi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwamboze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwombaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwamboji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambesi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvambasi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambodze | 71 | 813 | / |
| Mwembesi | 63 | 10 | / |
| Mwamboje | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mwambose | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhembezi | 59 | 4 | / |
| Muambetshi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbombatshi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mbuombatshi | 53 | 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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- 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 Mwambazi
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