Mwasambungu Surname
Approximately 918 people bear this surname
Mwasambungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 917 | 1:57,733 | 6,256 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwasambungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwasambungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwasambungu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwasambungu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwasambungu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 386,702nd most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,938,503 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasambungu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 917 people, or 1 in 57,733. In Tanzania Mwasambungu is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 29 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 28 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mwasambungu is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasmbungu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mwasambunga | 91 | 2 | / |
| Msambung | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mwasambongo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Masambong | 80 | 61 | / |
| Masambang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masambenga | 76 | 27 | / |
| Masambango | 76 | 4 | / |
| Massambang | 76 | 1 | / |
| Maswambenga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Masumbunuko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Masimbeng | 70 | 28 | / |
| Masembeng | 70 | 1 | / |
| Masimbang | 70 | 1 | / |
| Masombongo | 67 | 301 | / |
| Masombenga | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mosambenga | 67 | 21 | / |
| Masimbango | 67 | 2 | / |
| Musimbongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musambingo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miazambong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masumbinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massombong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masumbanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazambinga | 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
- 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 Mwasambungu
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