Mwambonja Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwambonja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambonja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Mwambonja Last Name Facts

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

Mwambonja is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambonja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwambonja is the 1,391,595th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Mwambonja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambonja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 341,559. In Tanzania Mwambonja is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 99 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambenja891,386/
Mwambanja899/
Mwambonje895/
Mwambanya7829/
Mwambonge7827/
Mwamwanja782/
Mwambanji781/
Mwambunya781/
Mwambonyo781/
Mwambania781/
Muambonge6721/
Mbambanya6710/
Mwambange673/
Muambunji671/
Mwaimbange6350/
Muombanya569/
Mbambanie562/
Mbombanza561/

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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
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  • 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 Mwambonja
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