Mwambuli Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwambuli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwambuli 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
Tanzania1361:389,27727,871
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Mwambuli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwambuli occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mwambuli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambuli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwambuli is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambuli live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 389,277. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 66 percent live, Iringa Region, where 7 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 43 percent live and Uganda, where 2 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
Mwambula882,228/
Mwambule88124/
Mwambeule8257/
Mwaambula823/
Muhambuli822/
Mwambola752,156/
Muambule75316/
Mbambule75157/
Mwambole75105/
Muambula7541/
Mwanbula751/
Mwambolla715/
M'Vambula711/
Mwanbole639/
Mwombola633/
Muambole631/
Mwoombola5984/
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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 Mwambuli
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