Mwambire Surname

145,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwambire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwambire 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
Kenya3,0441:15,1711,829
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwambire (574) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwambire Demographics

Mwambire Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 63 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwambire Last Name Facts

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

Mwambire occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 145,582nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,390,143 people. Mwambire occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambire live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 349,810th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 574 people.

The surname Mwambire is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,044 people, or 1 in 15,171. In Kenya Mwambire is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 80 percent live, Mombasa County, where 11 percent live and Kwale County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Mwambire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwambire surname is chiefly Christian (86%) in Kenya.

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
Mwambira882,155/
Mwambere886/
Mwambiri884/
Mbambire884/
Mwaambira8261/
Mwambera75232/
Mwembere75118/
Mbambiri752/
Muambiri751/
Muhambira711/
Muamber672/
Mwemberi6391/
Muembere631/
Muhembere594/
Mbaimbere592/
Muombera507/
Mbanviri505/
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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 Mwambire
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