Mwamuka Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mwamuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwamuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7861:19,6422,923
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Iceland31:126,6975,403
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mwamuka (20) may also be a first name.

Mwamuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwamuka is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwamuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamuka? popularity and diffusion

Mwamuka is the 415,385th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. Mwamuka is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwamuka reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Mwamuka is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 19,642. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 46 percent are found, Harare Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Mwamuka Last Name Statistics demography

Mwamuka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwasmuka931/
Mwemuka864/
Mwamika861/
Mwamoka861/
Mbamukau804/
Mwamukui801/
Mwamiko71105/
Mwamoke711/
Mwamokey671/
Muomuke571/

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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 Mwamuka
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