Mwambegu Surname
Approximately 995 people bear this surname
Mwambegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 993 | 1:46,505 | 4,798 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Mwambegu (238) may also be a first name.
Mwambegu Demographics
Mwambegu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwambegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwambegu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambegu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwambegu is the 363,083rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,324,167 people. Mwambegu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambegu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwambegu is also the 580,229th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 238 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 993 people, or 1 in 46,505. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 85 percent live, Mombasa County, where 14 percent live and Kwale County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya Mwambegu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Mwambegu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mwambegu
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