Mwampashi Surname
Approximately 20,480 people bear this surname
Mwampashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 20,199 | 1:2,621 | 356 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zambia | 46 | 1:344,564 | 18,269 |
Mwampashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwampashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwampashi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwampashi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwampashi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,271st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 355,837 people. Mwampashi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwampashi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 20,199 people, or 1 in 2,621. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 69 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 25 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamphashi | 95 | 836 | / |
| Mwampasi | 94 | 219 | / |
| Mwampashe | 89 | 13,627 | / |
| Mwampachi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwampeshi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwamphachi | 84 | 497 | / |
| Mwampasa | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mwampase | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwabasi | 75 | 166 | / |
| Mwavasi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwamposa | 71 | 147 | / |
| Mwampese | 71 | 106 | / |
| Mwabachi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaboshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwabazi | 63 | 24 | / |
| Mbabasi | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mwobasi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibasa | 59 | 318 | / |
| Mwaibosi | 59 | 9 | / |
| Mbabaisi | 59 | 6 | / |
| Mbabashe | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mwaibhasa | 56 | 3 | / |
| Mbhabhashe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mbabazi | 50 | 201,023 | / |
| Mwabaze | 50 | 10 | / |
| Mbavazi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Muabasa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mbabase | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mvabazi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muavazi | 50 | 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 Mwampashi
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