Mwamvula Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwamvula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwamvula 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
Kenya2901:159,24112,530
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwamvula (114) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwamvula Demographics

Mwamvula Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwamvula Last Name Facts

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

Mwamvula is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwamvula.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamvula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 908,336th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name Mwamvula occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamvula live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 114 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 159,241. In Kenya Mwamvula is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 97 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Mwamvula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwamvula surname is primarily Christian (60%) in Kenya.

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
Mbamvula8868/
Mwemvula881/
Mwanvula881/
Mwaambula823/
Mbambula75222/
Muambula7541/
Muanvula751/
Mwamwilah713/
M'Vambula711/
Mwamwila'a671/
Mbombula6382/
Mbambulo6355/
Mwanbulo631/
Mbanbula631/
Mbamboulou564/
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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 Mwamvula
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