Mwambuja Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Mwambuja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwambuja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambuja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwambuja is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwambuja.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambuja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwambuja is the 1,263,456th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambuja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 94 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 2 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mwambuja is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambujaâ | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mwambuya | 88 | 394 | / |
| Mwambusa | 88 | 370 | / |
| Mwambaja | 88 | 275 | / |
| Mwamboja | 88 | 70 | / |
| Mwambuji | 88 | 11 | / |
| Mwambuha | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mwambija | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambucha | 82 | 140 | / |
| Mwambuyaâ | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwambauji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwambay | 80 | 3,740 | / |
| Mwambui | 80 | 1,177 | / |
| Mwambai | 80 | 290 | / |
| Mwambuy | 80 | 75 | / |
| Mwambaj | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mwamboa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mwambaa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwambeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwambea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwambau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwambutcha | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mwasimbuji | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwambayi | 75 | 2,516 | / |
| Mwamwaja | 75 | 2,307 | / |
| Mwambije | 75 | 1,546 | / |
| Mwambaji | 75 | 1,197 | / |
| Mwambuyi | 75 | 960 | / |
| Mwambeyu | 75 | 868 | / |
| Mwambeje | 75 | 305 | / |
| Mwambaya | 75 | 165 | / |
| Mwambiji | 75 | 106 | / |
| Mwambayo | 75 | 75 | / |
| Mwambiya | 75 | 52 | / |
| Mwambaye | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mwamboya | 75 | 23 | / |
| Mwambaie | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwamboza | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mwambeya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mwamboje | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwambawe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mbambuza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mwamboji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaumbea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muambuya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambayu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwammbeje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambaiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaumbeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muambay | 67 | 111 | / |
| Mbambou | 67 | 94 | / |
| Mbambai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mbambeu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mwamwau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwambye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbambau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwombui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwamboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbambay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwembui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwembou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwembai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanbai | 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 Mwambuja
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