Mwambui Surname

318,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwambui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1761:39,2694,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mwambui (133) may also be a first name.

Mwambui Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwambui Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mwambui occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwambui.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambui? popularity and diffusion

Mwambui is the 318,071st most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,191,628 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambui reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most frequent given name internationally, borne by 133 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,176 people, or 1 in 39,269. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 34 percent reside, Kitui County, where 23 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Mwambui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (78%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambuyi93960/
Mwambuji9311/
Mwambu9212,107/
Mwambi926,702/
Mwambauji881/
Mwambai86290/
Mwaambi8677/
Mwambuy8675/
Mwamboi862/
Mwombui862/
Mwambie861/
Mwaambu861/
Mwambau861/
Mwambhu861/
Mwambuu861/
Mwembui861/
Mwambeu861/
Mwasimbuji821/
Mwambayi802,516/
Mwambije801,546/
Mwambaji801,197/
Mwambeyu80868/
Mwambuya80394/
Mwambuja80182/
Mwambiji80106/
Mwambiya8052/
Mwambiye8021/
Mwambaie8021/
Mwambuha806/
Mwahambu802/
Mwambija801/
Mwatembu801/
Mwanbuyi801/
Mwambayu801/
Mwambiyo801/
Mwamboji801/
Mwamba77369,694/
Mbambu7762,240/
Mbambi7738,880/
Muambi777,435/
Mwembu776,582/
Mwambe775,843/
Mvambi771,215/
Muambu77789/
Mwembi77705/
Mvambu7764/
Mwanbu7739/
Mwamvu775/
Mwamby774/
Mwombi774/
Mwanbi772/
Mwombu771/
Mwachimbu755/
Mwambujaâ754/
Mwambuyaâ754/
Mwambaiha751/
Mwambay713,740/
Mwambwa712,859/
Mwaamba71408/
Mwambwe71296/
Mbambou7194/
Mwaimba7169/
Mbambai7128/
Mbambeu7127/
Mbhambu7127/
Mwambaj7121/
Mwamboa7115/
M'Bambi7110/
Mwaumba7110/
Mwembei719/
Mbaambu719/
Mwambye717/
Mwambaa716/
Mwammba715/
Mwambva714/
Mwamb'a714/
Mbambau714/
Mwaumbe713/
Mbhambi713/
Mwaimbe712/
Mbambuu712/
Mwambea711/
Mwaymba711/
Mwembwi711/
Mwanbai711/
M'Uambi711/
M'Vambi711/
Mbombui711/
Mbambhu711/
Muhambu711/
Mmbambu711/
Mmuambi711/
Mwanmba711/
Mwembai711/
Mwembou711/
Mwembue711/
Mwembie711/
Mbamboi711/
Mwomboi711/
Mwaambwa67445/
Mwambeje67305/
Mwasembe67294/
Mwambaja67275/
Muambiya67171/
Mwambaya67165/
Mwambeye67159/
Mwambayo6775/
Mwamboja6770/
Mwambaye6748/
Mbhambhu6736/
Mwamboyo6734/
Mwamboya6723/
Mwanbayi6721/
Mbambayi6717/
Mwambowe6710/
Mwambeya678/
Mwatembe678/
Mhuhambi676/
Mwamboje675/
Mwombeji674/
Mwambawe674/
Mbambaji674/
Mbambaie671/
Mbamboyi671/
Muambaie671/
Muambiye671/
Muambuya671/
Mwombaji671/
Mwembiya671/
M'Mwamba671/
Mwaumbea671/
Mwembeyi671/

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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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  • 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 Mwambui
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