Mwambeta Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwambeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwambeta 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
Tanzania5071:104,42110,188
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwambeta (11) may also be a first name.

Mwambeta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwambeta occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwambeta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambeta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwambeta is the 600,164th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambeta live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwambeta is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 507 people, or 1 in 104,421. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 76 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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
Mwambetta941/
Mwambete881,119/
Mwambata8898/
Mwambota8869/
Mwambitha821/
Mwasimbete781/
Mwambiti75103/
Muambata7562/
Mbambete7527/
Mbambeto751/
Mwambito751/
Mbanbeto632/
Muamvita631/
Mbombete631/
Mwaanvita591/
Muambuyti591/
Muanvita501/
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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 Mwambeta
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