Mwambughi Surname
Approximately 3,078 people bear this surname
Mwambughi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,660 | 1:19,903 | 2,527 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
Mwambughi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambughi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwambughi occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambughi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwambughi is the 144,371st most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,367,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambughi reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwambughi is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,660 people, or 1 in 19,903. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 53 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mwambughi exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Mwambughi
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