Mwambene Surname
Approximately 24,486 people bear this surname
Mwambene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 21,693 | 1:2,440 | 326 |
| Malawi | 2,771 | 1:6,178 | 886 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwambene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwambene occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambene? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwambene is the 22,200th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 297,621 people. The last name Mwambene occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambene are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 21,693 people, or 1 in 2,440. In Tanzania Mwambene is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 47 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mwambene occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambenje | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mwambeni | 88 | 854 | / |
| Mwambone | 88 | 78 | / |
| Mwambane | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwembene | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambena | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambengi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbambeine | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwaimbeni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muambane | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwombeni | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwambini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwembeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muambeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambinje | 71 | 64 | / |
| Muhembene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muambieni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhambeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbambaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mvambani | 63 | 68 | / |
| Mvombeni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mvamveni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwemboni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muombeni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhambani | 59 | 13 | / |
| M'Vambani | 59 | 4 | / |
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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 Mwambene
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