Mwame Surname
Approximately 552 people bear this surname
Mwame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 186 | 1:85,215 | 7,135 |
| Tanzania | 174 | 1:304,262 | 23,403 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Mwame (69) may also be a first name.
Mwame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwame is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwame? popularity and diffusion
Mwame is the 571,325th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwame live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 69 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 85,215. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 51 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent live and Luapula Province, where 21 percent live. Other than Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmwame | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwamge | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwamje | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwameh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaeme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwamme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwam | 89 | 89 | / |
| Mwajume | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mwayume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwajeme | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mweyame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwaimet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwami | 80 | 6,990 | / |
| Mweme | 80 | 697 | / |
| Mbame | 80 | 585 | / |
| Mwama | 80 | 385 | / |
| Mwime | 80 | 118 | / |
| Mwome | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mvame | 80 | 11 | / |
| Muame | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mwaim | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mwamy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwamhehe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muamed | 73 | 2,112 | / |
| Mbaume | 73 | 369 | / |
| Mwaami | 73 | 314 | / |
| Mwamay | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mwaima | 73 | 30 | / |
| Muamet | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mweama | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mbamee | 73 | 18 | / |
| Muamer | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mwamgi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwamai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwamui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwauma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mweeme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwamaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwamuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muameh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwamii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaime | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Bame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbamey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbamme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwomeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwoume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaijm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwayuma | 67 | 47,103 | / |
| Mbam | 67 | 39,578 | / |
| Mwajuma | 67 | 9,156 | / |
| Muammed | 67 | 1,339 | / |
| Muam | 67 | 451 | / |
| Mwawema | 67 | 273 | / |
| Mwayama | 67 | 174 | / |
| Muammer | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mweyama | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mvam | 67 | 35 | / |
| Muameed | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mouhame | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mwajima | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mbajime | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mbaumeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mwajema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwayima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwayoma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muamedd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muhamea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbayame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mvayeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwejeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbahame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbayeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muaamer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbuyame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muamhed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwamaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhaime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwajemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhames | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muajime | 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 Mwame
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