Mwambeni Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwambeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwambeni Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4241:108,9159,341
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Zambia691:229,70914,265
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwambeni Demographics

Mwambeni Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwambeni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwambeni Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mwambeni occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwambeni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 409,211th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,533,426 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambeni live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mwambeni is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 108,915. In Kenya Mwambeni is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 83 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 17 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 37 percent are found and Zambia, where 8 percent are found.

Mwambeni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaimbeni941/
Mwambengi941/
Mwambene8824,486/
Mwombeni884/
Mwambena881/
Mwambini881/
Muambeni881/
Mwambenje822/
Muhambeni821/
Muambieni821/
Muombeni751/
Mvamveni751/
Mvombeni751/
Mwambinje7164/
Mbambeine711/
Mbambaine591/
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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 Mwambeni
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