Mwambua Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Mwambua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 498 | 1:92,731 | 8,297 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwambua (219) may also be a first name.
Mwambua Demographics
Mwambua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwambua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwambua occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwambua is the 613,453rd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambua are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 609,814th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 219 people.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 92,731. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 98 percent reside, Machakos County, where 1 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Mwambua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambuha | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mwambwa | 86 | 2,859 | / |
| Mwampua | 86 | 315 | / |
| Mwambuo | 86 | 94 | / |
| Muambua | 86 | 75 | / |
| Mbambua | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwambva | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwambba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwamvba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaambwa | 80 | 445 | / |
| Mbamvua | 71 | 185 | / |
| Mwamvwa | 71 | 180 | / |
| Mbombua | 71 | 50 | / |
| Mwembwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mwampwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muambwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muanbua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaamvwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mwannvua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweembwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbohmbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwammvuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbanvua | 57 | 157 | / |
| Mbombuo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mwanvwa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mwanvuo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwaanvwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mboumbuo | 53 | 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
- 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 Mwambua
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis