Mwambezi Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Mwambezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 127 | 1:363,621 | 21,126 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Mwambezi Demographics
Mwambezi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwambezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwambezi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambezi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwambezi is the 1,385,851st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambezi reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwambezi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya Mwambezi is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent live and Mombasa County, where 3 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.
Mwambezi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mwambezi last name is chiefly Muslim (60%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambazi | 88 | 9,235 | / |
| Mwambozi | 88 | 429 | / |
| Mwembezi | 88 | 419 | / |
| Mbambezi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwombezi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwambizi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambeza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambesi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambazzi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwaambazi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwambije | 75 | 1,546 | / |
| Mwambasi | 75 | 518 | / |
| Mwambeje | 75 | 305 | / |
| Mwambisi | 75 | 238 | / |
| Mwambiji | 75 | 106 | / |
| Mbambizi | 75 | 64 | / |
| Mwambiza | 75 | 60 | / |
| Mwembesi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwombeji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwamboze | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwanbazi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambose | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwembazi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbombezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambetshio | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwambodze | 71 | 813 | / |
| Muhembezi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mvambadzi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwambichi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwammbeje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambigia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambatshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muambetshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muambetshio | 63 | 27 | / |
| Mwembaze | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mvambasi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhaimbise | 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 Mwambezi
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