Mwampimbe Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwampimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwampimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwampimbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwampimbe is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwampimbe? popularity and diffusion

Mwampimbe is the 1,666,404th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwampimbe reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Mwampimbe is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwamphimbe951/
Mwampumbe89136/
Mwampimbi8925/
Mwampembe891/
Mwampimba891/
Mbampembe7821/
Mwampemba781/
Muampimbi781/
Mwabembe712/
Mwaubemba561/

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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
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  • 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 Mwampimbe
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