Mwambuka Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwambuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwambuka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia161:990,62029,787
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwambuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwambuka is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwambuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambuka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambuka are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwambuka is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 990,620. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 75 percent live, Central Province, where 6 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent live. Not including Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambuki88175/
Mwamboka884/
Mwambuke881/
Mwambuko881/
Mwambuce754/
Mwamboko752/
Mwomboka751/
Mbambuca751/
Mwambuchi71497/
Mwomboko632/

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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 Mwambuka
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