Mwamini Surname
Approximately 34,348 people bear this surname
Mwamini Surname User-submission:
Mwamini is a Swahili surname meaning 'believe him'.
Mwamini Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 33,643 | 1:2,196 | 219 |
| Tanzania | 540 | 1:98,040 | 9,704 |
| Uganda | 132 | 1:295,752 | 20,635 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwamini (34,416) may also be a first name.
Mwamini Surname Meaning
Mwamini Demographics
Mwamini Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwamini Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamini Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwamini occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamini? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwamini is the 16,208th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 212,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamini reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 25,053rd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 34,416 people.
This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 33,643 people, or 1 in 2,196. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Mwamini Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwamini surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamaini | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwaminie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwamingi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwamieni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwaamini | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muamini | 86 | 120 | / |
| Mwamine | 86 | 96 | / |
| Mwaminy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwameni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhamini | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mwaameni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbaimini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhaimini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muamine | 71 | 42 | / |
| Mwamena | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mbameni | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mouhaimini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muomini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwamenje | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mboumini | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mvoumini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwaimene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeimini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mboimini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhamine | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mouhameni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mouhaimine | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mbamene | 57 | 14 | / |
| Muamena | 57 | 11 | / |
| Mbominy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbomine | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbameneh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbaumene | 53 | 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
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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 Mwamini
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