Mwanjama Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanjama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwanjama 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
Kenya5721:80,7347,443
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwanjama (26) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwanjama Demographics

Mwanjama Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwanjama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwanjama is most common in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanjama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 554,992nd most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. Mwanjama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanjama live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mwanjama is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 26 people.

The last name Mwanjama is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 572 people, or 1 in 80,734. In Kenya Mwanjama is most common in: Kwale County, where 37 percent reside, Taita Taveta County, where 33 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 28 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Mwanjama exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mwanjama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (75%) 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
Mwanjamah941/
Mwanyama88753/
Mwanzama884/
Mwansama883/
Mbanjama881/
Mwanjoma881/
Mwanjame881/
Mbanzama7521/
Mwenyama754/
Muansama754/
Muanzama752/
Mbanyama751/
Mwanyoma751/
Mwanjomi751/
Muansamai7114/
Muangnama711/
Mbonyama6339/
Mbanzoma631/
Mbanyami631/
Mbanzomo5019/
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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 Mwanjama
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