Mwambeke Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mwambeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mwambeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwambeke is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambeke? popularity and diffusion
Mwambeke is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambeke are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 67 percent reside, Kwale County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambike | 88 | 132 | / |
| Mwambeka | 88 | 62 | / |
| Mwambeki | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwombeki | 75 | 8,158 | / |
| Mwambiki | 75 | 64 | / |
| Mwambika | 75 | 51 | / |
| Mwombeck | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mbombeke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwombeka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mbambeki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwombekyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwombekii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbambik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbombek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvamveki | 63 | 101 | / |
| Mbombeki | 63 | 49 | / |
| Muambiki | 63 | 4 | / |
| Muambika | 63 | 4 | / |
| Muhanbek | 63 | 4 | / |
| Muombeki | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhambika | 59 | 3 | / |
| Mwambichi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muhembeki | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muhembekyi | 56 | 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 Mwambeke
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