Mwamuye Surname
Approximately 3,540 people bear this surname
Mwamuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,535 | 1:13,064 | 1,617 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Mwamuye (881) may also be a first name.
Mwamuye Demographics
Average Mwamuye Salary in
United States
$40,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mwamuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwamuye has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwamuye.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamuye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 128,102nd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,058,629 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamuye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,923rd most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 881 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,535 people, or 1 in 13,064. In Kenya Mwamuye is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 74 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 19 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 3 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Mwamuye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
Mwamuye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.
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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 Mwamuye
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