Mwamed Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwamed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania531:998,89845,319
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Mwamed (68) may also be a first name.

Mwamed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwamed is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamed? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamed live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwamed is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name globally, held by 68 people.

Mwamed is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 998,898. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mwamed is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 46 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Mwamed
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