Mwasambu Surname
Approximately 1,147 people bear this surname
Mwasambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,146 | 1:40,297 | 4,234 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwasambu (227) may also be a first name.
Mwasambu Demographics
Mwasambu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwasambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwasambu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasambu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwasambu is the 324,668th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,353,571 people. The surname Mwasambu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasambu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 596,468th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 227 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,146 people, or 1 in 40,297. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 80 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 19 percent reside and Kwale County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Mwasambu exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Mwasambu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mwasambu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Mwasambu
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