Mwambegu Surname

363,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwambegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9931:46,5054,798
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Mwambegu (238) may also be a first name.

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 be rendered in the variant forms:. 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 prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,324,167 people. Mwambegu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambegu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 238 people.

The surname Mwambegu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 993 people, or 1 in 46,505. In Kenya Mwambegu is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 85 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 14 percent reside and Kwale County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Mwambegu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwambegu last name is chiefly 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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