Mwambongo Surname
Approximately 423 people bear this surname
Mwambongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Tanzania | 99 | 1:534,764 | 34,532 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zambia | 41 | 1:386,583 | 19,508 |
Mwambongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwambongo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambongo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 697,244th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambongo are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambogo | 94 | 1,133 | / |
| Mwambono | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mwambogho | 89 | 123 | / |
| Mwambonga | 89 | 21 | / |
| Mwamvongo | 89 | 9 | / |
| Mwombonggo | 84 | 33 | / |
| Mwaembonga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mwambona | 82 | 1,884 | / |
| Mwamboga | 82 | 226 | / |
| Mwambago | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mwambanga | 78 | 707 | / |
| Mwambogha | 78 | 272 | / |
| Mbambango | 78 | 41 | / |
| Muambango | 78 | 21 | / |
| Mwambunga | 78 | 10 | / |
| Mbombongo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mwambonah | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mwambogah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mbambounou | 74 | 4 | / |
| Muambangou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwambano | 71 | 114 | / |
| Mwambana | 71 | 77 | / |
| Mbambago | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwambaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbambona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwatimbunga | 70 | 4 | / |
| Mwambagho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muambunga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muambanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanbunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamuhanga | 63 | 76 | / |
| Mwatembana | 63 | 10 | / |
| Muanwangot | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mbambana | 59 | 9 | / |
| Muambana | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mbambaga | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mbomuanga | 56 | 4 | / |
| Mbombanga | 56 | 4 | / |
| Muhombanga | 53 | 14 | / |
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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 Mwambongo
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