Mwamboya Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Mwamboya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Mwamboya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamboya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwamboya occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamboya? popularity and diffusion
Mwamboya is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Mwamboya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamboya reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 33 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 39 percent are found and Zambia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamboa | 93 | 15 | / |
| Mwambuya | 88 | 394 | / |
| Mwambaya | 88 | 165 | / |
| Mwamboja | 88 | 70 | / |
| Mwambiya | 88 | 52 | / |
| Mwamboyo | 88 | 34 | / |
| Mwambeya | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mwambuyaâ | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwaumbeya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwambay | 80 | 3,740 | / |
| Mwambai | 80 | 290 | / |
| Mwambuy | 80 | 75 | / |
| Mwambaj | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mwambye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwambaa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwamboi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwambau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwambea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwambayi | 75 | 2,516 | / |
| Mbamboyo | 75 | 2,333 | / |
| Mwambaji | 75 | 1,197 | / |
| Mwambuyi | 75 | 960 | / |
| Mwamwaya | 75 | 884 | / |
| Mwambeyu | 75 | 868 | / |
| Mwemboyo | 75 | 417 | / |
| Mwambaja | 75 | 275 | / |
| Mwambuja | 75 | 182 | / |
| Muambiya | 75 | 171 | / |
| Mwambeye | 75 | 159 | / |
| Mwambayo | 75 | 75 | / |
| Mwambaye | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mbomboya | 75 | 45 | / |
| Mbambaya | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mwambiye | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwambaie | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwambowe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mwambuha | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mwamboje | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwambawe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwembiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwamboji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaumbea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwamvoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambiyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambayu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muambuya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbamboyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwembeya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muambaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwachimbeya | 74 | 109 | / |
| Mwambujaâ | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwan'mbey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwambauji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambaiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambui | 67 | 1,177 | / |
| Muambay | 67 | 111 | / |
| Mbambou | 67 | 94 | / |
| Mbambai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mwamwau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbambau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbambay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbomboy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwembai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbambey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwembou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbamboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwomboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasimwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamvoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwambeu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Mwamboya
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