Mwanyamba Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwanyamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwanyamba 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
Kenya7811:59,1295,825
Tanzania3791:139,68812,861
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Mwanyamba (238) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwanyamba Demographics

Mwanyamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 14 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwanyamba Last Name Facts

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

Mwanyamba is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwanyamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 320,940th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. Mwanyamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwanyamba reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwanyamba is also the 580,229th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 238 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 781 people, or 1 in 59,129. In Kenya Mwanyamba is mostly concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 68 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 31 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Mwanyamba occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.

Mwanyamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwanyamba last name is principally Christian (100%) 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
Mwanyambo89489/
Mwanyambi896/
Muanyamba891/
Muhanyamba841/
Mwangihamba809/
Mwanjomba781/
Mwanyombet741/
Mwanjombi674/
Mwanjombe671/
Mwamjombe561/

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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 Mwanyamba
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