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 last name Mwamudu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamudu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwamudu is the 1,235,409th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Mwamudu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamudu reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwamudu is also the 608,246th most numerous first name on earth, held by 220 people.
The last name Mwamudu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 1 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.
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
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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 Mwamudu
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