Mwambembe Surname
Approximately 814 people bear this surname
Mwambembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 444 | 1:119,238 | 11,388 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Mwambembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwambembe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 424,982nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambembe live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 119,238. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 75 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 14 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 45 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mwambembe
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