Mwamudu Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Mwamudu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 143 | 1:370,221 | 27,074 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mwamudu (220) may also be a first name.
Mwamudu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamudu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwamudu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamudu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,235,409th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamudu reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 608,246th most common given name globally, held by 220 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwamuddu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwahamudu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muamudu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mwamidu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muammudu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhamoudu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Muhamuudu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhaimudu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muamodu | 71 | 131 | / |
| Muhammaudu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Muomudu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mbaïmoudou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhammoudu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhammudau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhammuduu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouhamoudou | 67 | 55 | / |
| Muammodu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mvhamodu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhammauddu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhammoudou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mmuhamodu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhammidu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhaamodu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhommudu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muhammmodu | 59 | 10 | / |
| Muahammodu | 59 | 5 | / |
| Muhaammodu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muhammoddu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muomodu | 57 | 79 | / |
| Mouhoumoudou | 53 | 65 | / |
| Muhomoodu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muahmmodu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Muhamodou | 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 Mwamudu
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