Mwamkamba Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Mwamkamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 486 | 1:108,933 | 10,547 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
Mwamkamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamkamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwamkamba occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamkamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 542,751st most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamkamba are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 108,933. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 87 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Mwamkamba occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamakamba | 95 | 556 | / |
| Mwamukamba | 95 | 31 | / |
| Mamkamba | 94 | 3 | / |
| Mwamakwamba | 90 | 4 | / |
| Mwamkumba | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwamakomba | 84 | 9 | / |
| Mamgamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwamgomba | 78 | 123 | / |
| Mwamkumbi | 78 | 91 | / |
| Moamekamb | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mamakomba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mamikambo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mamacomba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwemgamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mimkamb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwamakombe | 74 | 157 | / |
| Mwamukumbi | 74 | 2 | / |
| Muamukumba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mwamukumbe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mamekouamb | 74 | 1 | / |
| Myamukomba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mamekomb | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mamgambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Momikamb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miamkomb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamkombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamkombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamkhumbi | 67 | 98 | / |
| Mumghamba | 67 | 83 | / |
| Moamekomb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwemkumbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwankombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maimakemb | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Mukemba | 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
- 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 Mwamkamba
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