Mwasamba Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mwasamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwasamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwasamba is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwasamba is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasamba live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Mwasamba is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 44 percent live, Mombasa County, where 44 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwashamba | 94 | 314 | / |
| Mwasambea | 94 | 68 | / |
| Mwasamboa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisamba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mwatshamba | 89 | 41 | / |
| Mwasambaya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mwasambo | 88 | 663 | / |
| Muasamba | 88 | 96 | / |
| Mwasambi | 88 | 27 | / |
| Mwasomba | 88 | 14 | / |
| Mwazamba | 88 | 12 | / |
| Mbasamba | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwasemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisemba | 82 | 1,548 | / |
| Mwashambi | 82 | 150 | / |
| Mwashambo | 82 | 117 | / |
| Mbasambea | 82 | 68 | / |
| Mwachamba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mwachaumba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwajambo | 75 | 216 | / |
| Mwasembo | 75 | 128 | / |
| Mwazambo | 75 | 47 | / |
| Mwazemba | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mwasombo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mboshamba | 71 | 274 | / |
| Mwachambi | 71 | 240 | / |
| Mwachambo | 71 | 53 | / |
| Mwashombo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mbosambea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwachambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisombo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwachomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaissambe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mwasamba
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