Mwambili Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwambili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mwambili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwambili is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwambili.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambili? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mwambili live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambilia941/
Mwambila882,337/
Mwambile88185/
Mwambeli881/
Mwambilya82186/
Mwambilay8221/
Mwambeile821/
Mwasimbile781/
Mwambela752,708/
Muambila751,253/
Muambile7562/
Mbambeli7540/
Mwambele7537/
Mbambile757/
Mbombili757/
Mwembeli754/
Mwanbile751/
Mwambeule7157/
Mwanbilay711/
Mwombela63284/
Mwembele63113/
Mbambele6318/
Mvembeli6315/
Mwaitembele634/
Mbombile631/
Muanbila631/
Mvambele631/
Muhembeli591/
Mbambayle591/
Muembele5075/
Mvembele5010/

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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 Mwambili
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