Mwambi Surname

73,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6391:17,4992,090
DR Congo1,8951:38,9874,813
Zambia1,0971:14,4481,650
Tanzania8281:63,9396,793
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Uganda991:394,33624,810
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mwambi (761) may also be a first name.

Mwambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwambi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambi? popularity and diffusion

Mwambi is the 73,464th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,087,369 people. The surname Mwambi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambi reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwambi is also the 297,690th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 761 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,639 people, or 1 in 17,499. In Kenya Mwambi is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 44 percent live, Mombasa County, where 14 percent live and Kisii County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Kenya Mwambi occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 16 percent live.

Mwambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwambi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mwambi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.69% more than the national average, earning R 555,348 per year and in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambui921,177/
Mwambai92290/
Mwaambi9277/
Mwamboi922/
Mwambie921/
Mwambije861,546/
Mwamba83369,694/
Mbambi8338,880/
Muambi837,435/
Mwambe835,843/
Mvambi831,215/
Mwembi83705/
Mwamby834/
Mwombi834/
Mwanbi832/
Mwambay773,740/
Mwaamba77408/
Mwambuy7775/
Mwaimba7769/
Mbaimbi7755/
Mbambai7728/
Mwambaj7721/
Mwamboa7715/
M'Bambi7710/
Mwaumba7710/
Mwembei779/
Mwambaa776/
Mwammba775/
Mwamb'a774/
Mwaumbe773/
Mbhambi773/
Mwombui772/
Mwaimbe772/
Mmuambi771/
Mbamboi771/
Mwomboi771/
Mwambeu771/
Mwembie771/
Mwaymba771/
Mwembui771/
Mwembai771/
Mwanmba771/
M'Vambi771/
M'Uambi771/
Mwambea771/
Mwanbai771/
Mwasembe71294/
Mwambaja71275/
Mwatembe718/
Mhuhambi716/
Mwambuha716/
M'Mwamba711/
Mwaumbea711/
Muamba67109,128/
Mwembe6715,680/
Mbombi676,793/
Mbambe672,092/
Mwombe671,717/
Mvamba671,162/
Mwomba67470/
Mwanba67382/
Muembi67169/
Muambe67169/
Mbamby6756/
Mvambe6738/
Muombi6735/
Mvembi6710/
Mwan'mbey673/
Mvombi671/
Mwanbe671/
Mwaitembe671/
Mwanvi671/

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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
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  • 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 Mwambi
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