Mwandembo Surname
Approximately 718 people bear this surname
Mwandembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 409 | 1:129,442 | 12,139 |
| Kenya | 295 | 1:156,542 | 12,390 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwandembo (148) may also be a first name.
Mwandembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwandembo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandembo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 468,258th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 10,149,785 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandembo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwandembo is also the 757,758th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 148 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 129,442. In Tanzania Mwandembo is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 78 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 41 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Mwandembo
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