Mwambuya Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Mwambuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 393 | 1:134,711 | 12,531 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwambuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwambuya is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwambuya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambuya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 734,496th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambuya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 134,711. In Tanzania Mwambuya is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 60 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 39 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwambuyaâ | 94 | 4 | / |
| Mwambuy | 93 | 75 | / |
| Mwambuyi | 88 | 960 | / |
| Mwambuja | 88 | 182 | / |
| Mwambaya | 88 | 165 | / |
| Mwambiya | 88 | 52 | / |
| Mwamboya | 88 | 23 | / |
| Mwambeya | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mwambuha | 88 | 6 | / |
| Muambuya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwambujaâ | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwaumbeya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwambay | 80 | 3,740 | / |
| Mwambui | 80 | 1,177 | / |
| Mwambai | 80 | 290 | / |
| Mwambaj | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mwamboa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mwambye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwambaa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwambau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwambea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwambeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwambayi | 75 | 2,516 | / |
| Mwambaji | 75 | 1,197 | / |
| Mwamwaya | 75 | 884 | / |
| Mwambeyu | 75 | 868 | / |
| Mwambaja | 75 | 275 | / |
| Muambiya | 75 | 171 | / |
| Mwambeye | 75 | 159 | / |
| Mwambayo | 75 | 75 | / |
| Mwamboja | 75 | 70 | / |
| Mwambaye | 75 | 48 | / |
| Mwamboyo | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mbambaya | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mwambiye | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwambaie | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mwambuji | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mwambawe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwembeya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaumbea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwembiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambiyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwambayu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwanbuyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muambaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwachimbeya | 74 | 109 | / |
| Mwan'mbey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwambaiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambauji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muambay | 67 | 111 | / |
| Mbambou | 67 | 94 | / |
| Mbambai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mbambeu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mwamwau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mbambau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwamboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbambay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwombui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwembou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwembai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbambey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwembui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasimwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasimbuji | 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 Mwambuya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis