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 is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwamboya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamboya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwamboya is the 4,116,508th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Mwamboya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamboya reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Mwamboya is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 33 percent live, Songwe Region, where 33 percent live and Tanga Region, where 33 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 39 percent live and Zambia, where 9 percent live.
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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