Mwambia Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9671:47,7564,903
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwambia (780) may also be a first name.

Mwambia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwambia has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mwambia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwambia is the 369,191st most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwambia reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 293,794th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 780 people.

The surname Mwambia is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 967 people, or 1 in 47,756. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 78 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 8 percent live and Nakuru County, where 6 percent live. Barring Kenya Mwambia exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Mwambia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mwambia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaambia931/
Mwambija931/
M'Mwambia881/
Mwembia86479/
Mwambya8632/
Mbambia861/
Mbaimbia809/
Mwaumbea801/
Muembia71294/
Mwambeo71175/
Mwembya7165/
Mbambio713/
Mbombia713/
Mbanbia711/
Muhambya6719/
Mwasembeo631/
Mbombio571/
Mbonviah531/

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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 Mwambia
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