Mwambiwa Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Mwambiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwambiwa (22) may also be a first name.
Mwambiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwambiwa is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambiwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambiwa live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mwambiwa is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mwambiwa
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