Mwambogo Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwambogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8491:62,3586,669
Kenya2841:162,60512,666

Mwambogo (110) may also be a first name.

Mwambogo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwambogo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwambogo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambogo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 327,639th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,432,079 people. Mwambogo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambogo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 110 people.

The surname Mwambogo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 849 people, or 1 in 62,358. In Tanzania Mwambogo is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 57 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 42 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.

Mwambogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambongo94423/
Mwambogho94123/
Mwamboga88226/
Mwambago882/
Mwambogha82272/
Mwambonga8221/
Mwambogah821/
Mwombonggo7833/
Mwambega75600/
Mwambuga75403/
Mbambago754/
Mwembago752/
Mwambaga751/
Muambango7121/
Mwambunga7110/
Mwambugha719/
Mwambagho713/
Mwambegah711/
Muambangou671/
Mbambaga632/
Mwanbega631/
Muambunga592/
Mwanbunga591/
Muambanga591/
Mbambugha591/

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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 Mwambogo
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