Mwambuki Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwambuki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwambuki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwambuki is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambuki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,295,379th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambuki live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 57 percent live, Kakamega County, where 30 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Mwambuki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwambuki surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mambuki936/
Mwambiki8864/
Mwambuka8825/
Mambouki886/
Mambuaki884/
Mwambeki882/
Mwambuke881/
Myambuki881/
Mwambuko881/
Mambuk8627/
Mwambuchi82497/
Muyambuki8260/
Mwambukya8212/
Mwamobeki821/
Mwamabeki821/
Mambuku802,380/
Mambiki80408/
Mambuka8097/
Mampuki8028/
Mambuke8011/
Mambeki807/
Mambaki807/
Mambuko805/
Mambouk802/
Mumbuki801/
Mwambak801/
Mambk771/
Mwombeki758,158/
Mwambegu75995/
Mwampiki75772/
Mwambuga75403/
Maumbuka75312/
Mwambike75132/
Mwambiga7569/
Mwambaka7564/
Mwambeka7562/
Mambukwe7560/
Mwambika7551/
Mambakia7541/
Mambouka7511/
Mwambeke7511/
Mhambuka759/
Mwambuce754/
Mwamboka754/
Mwimbuka754/
Muambiki754/
Mambuaka754/
Mwambugu753/
Mambokoi752/
Mwamboko752/
Mambokwi751/
Mwambwiga711,272/
Mamboukou71742/
Mambok71113/
Mambyk7193/
Mambak7186/
Mampuk7178/
Mwambikwa7177/
Mwamoboka7134/
Mambek7121/
Mumbukayi7121/
Mumbuk7117/
Mayembuka718/
Mwombekyi714/
Mayombuka714/
Mawambaka714/
Membuk713/
Muwombeki712/
Mwambwaku712/
Mayembeki711/
Mawumbuka711/
Mambukuya711/
Mweombeki711/
Mwombekii711/
Muyambuka711/
Mwambq711/
Miamabeki711/
Moambouok711/
Miwombeki711/
Mwambikye711/
Mwamobaka711/
Mambukhwe711/
Mwaimbugu711/
Mamboko67553/
Mamboka67519/
Mambiko67386/
Mambeke67314/
Mambeka67314/
Mambaka67261/
Mombuka67253/
Mambeko67161/
Mambuca67127/
Mumbuka67117/
Mambika6799/
Muambikayi6775/
Mambako6748/
Mumbukh6739/
Mambico6738/
Mombeki6728/
Mampuka6727/
Mambgwi6722/
Mombuku6722/
Mambock6718/
Membuke6717/
Mambuga6715/
Mampuku6714/
Mambuco6714/
Mambaku6710/
Mamback6710/
Mampuke678/
Mambiog675/
Mumbeki675/
Mambeck674/
Mombiki674/
Momboki674/
Mamba Kayi674/
Mamboke674/
Mumbuku674/
Mamabak674/
Membeki673/
M'Mbuka673/
Mumbaki672/
Mambeku672/
Mimbouk672/
Moambok672/
Mambica672/
Mimbiki672/
Maimbek671/
M'Mbeki671/
Mambagu671/
Mumbuke671/
Mamopki671/
Mampuko671/
Mambiku671/
Mamboku671/
Mamboug671/
Mambaqi671/
Mambaquiao671/
Mimbuka671/
Mombeuk671/
Mumbiki671/
Mumboki671/
Mumbuko671/
Moambak671/
Membiki671/
Muwombekyi671/
Mampuky671/
Mwomboka631/

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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 Mwambuki
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