Mwambu Surname
Approximately 12,107 people bear this surname
Mwambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,630 | 1:13,122 | 1,644 |
| Uganda | 3,667 | 1:10,646 | 1,800 |
| Kenya | 1,650 | 1:27,988 | 3,103 |
| Zambia | 737 | 1:21,506 | 2,347 |
| Tanzania | 211 | 1:250,908 | 20,278 |
| Namibia | 182 | 1:13,238 | 2,440 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Mwambu (832) may also be a first name.
Mwambu Demographics
Mwambu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwambu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 42,992nd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 601,928 people. Mwambu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambu live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mwambu is also the 283,108th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 832 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,630 people, or 1 in 13,122. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
Mwambu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambui | 92 | 1,177 | / |
| Mwambuy | 92 | 75 | / |
| Mwambeu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwambuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwambhu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwambau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwaambu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwambuha | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mwahambu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwatembu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mbambu | 83 | 62,240 | / |
| Mwembu | 83 | 6,582 | / |
| Muambu | 83 | 789 | / |
| Mvambu | 83 | 64 | / |
| Mwanbu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Mwamvu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mwombu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwachimbu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mbambou | 77 | 94 | / |
| Mbambeu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mbhambu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mbaambu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbambau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwombui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbambuu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mbambhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmbambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbhambhu | 71 | 36 | / |
| Mbombu | 67 | 4,707 | / |
| Muembu | 67 | 1,288 | / |
| Mbamvu | 67 | 273 | / |
| Muamvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mvombu | 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 Mwambu
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