Mwamini Surname

16,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwamini Surname User-submission:

Mwamini is a Swahili surname meaning 'believe him'.

Mwamini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo33,6431:2,196219
Tanzania5401:98,0409,704
Uganda1321:295,75220,635
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwamini (34,416) may also be a first name.

Mwamini Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mwamini is a Swahili surname meaning 'believe him'.

- knaibei

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.

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Footnotes

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