Mwashembe Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mwashembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Mwashembe (105) may also be a first name.
Mwashembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwashembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwashembe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Mwashembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashembe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwashembe is also the 920,134th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 105 people.
The surname Mwashembe is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania Mwashembe is mostly found in: Pwani Region, where 57 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwasembe | 94 | 294 | / |
| Mwachembe | 89 | 198 | / |
| Mwatsembea | 84 | 9 | / |
| Mwatchembe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Muasembe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwasemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mwaisemba | 78 | 1,548 | / |
| Mwashimba | 78 | 496 | / |
| Mwashambi | 78 | 150 | / |
| Mwashimbi | 78 | 75 | / |
| Mwasambea | 78 | 68 | / |
| Mwaisombe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mwasimba | 71 | 1,294 | / |
| Muazembe | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mwasambi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mwesimbe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwasimbi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwaisimba | 67 | 183 | / |
| Muatshimbi | 63 | 4 | / |
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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 Mwashembe
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