Mwampwe Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwampwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwampwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia521:304,80617,055
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mwampwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwampwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwampwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwampwe is the 2,661,929th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwampwe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 304,806. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 54 percent live, Central Province, where 35 percent live and Southern Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaampwe9392/
Mwamphwe931/
Mwapwe9238/
Mwambwe86296/
Mwanpwe8683/
Mwempwe865/
Mwampwa861/
Mweempwe804/
Mwabwe771,275/
Mwapwa77114/
Mwahambwe751/
Mwambwa712,859/
Mwembwe71245/
Mwaibwe7177/
Mbambwe714/
Mwombwe713/
Mwaambwa67445/
Mweembwe6763/
Muhampwa671/
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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 Mwampwe
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