Mwasembe Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwasembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwasembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2931:180,68815,725
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mwasembe Last Name Facts

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

Mwasembe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwasembe? popularity and diffusion

Mwasembe is the 906,170th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The last name Mwasembe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwasembe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 180,688. In Tanzania Mwasembe is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 61 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 38 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mwasembe exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwashembe9411/
Mwatsembea899/
Mwazembe8819,616/
Mwajembe88239/
Mwatembe888/
Muasembe881/
Mwasemba881/
Mwambe865,843/
Mwaisemba821,548/
Mwachembe82198/
Mwaigembe8290/
Mwasambea8268/
Mwaisombe821/
Mwaitembe821/
Mwaumbe803/
Mwaimbe802/
Mwambie801/
Mwambea801/
Mwambeu801/
Mwatchembe781/
Mwambije751,546/
Mwasimba751,294/
Mwasambi7527/
Muazembe7527/
Mwasimbi759/
Mwesimbe759/
Mwazemba756/
Mwasemwa752/
Mwezembe751/
Mwazombe751/
Mwaumbea751/
Mwagimbe751/
Mwamba71369,694/
Mwambi716,702/
Mbambe712,092/
Mwombe711,717/
Mwashimba71496/
Mwaisimba71183/
Muambe71169/
Mwashambi71150/
Mwashimbi7175/
Mvambe7138/
Mwadzimbe714/
Mwamby714/
Mwan'mbey713/
Mwanbe711/
Mwambay673,740/
Mwambui671,177/
Mwaamba67408/
Mwambai67290/
Mwaambi6777/
Mwambuy6775/
Mwaimba6769/
Mwambaj6721/
Muanebe6721/
Mwamboa6715/
Mwaumba6710/
Mwambaa676/
Mbaimbe675/
Mwamb'a674/
Mbambeh674/
Muamber672/
Mwoumbe672/
Mwamboi672/
Mbambey671/
Muezmbe671/
Mwanmba671/
Muambeh671/
Mwaymba671/
Mbaambe671/
Mveimbe671/
Mwazmba671/

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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 Mwasembe
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