Mwayambi Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Mwayambi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 80 | 1:577,249 | 27,285 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mwayambi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwayambi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwayambi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwayambi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwayambi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,034,059th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwayambi reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwayambi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 88 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 11 percent are found and Kwale County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweyambi | 88 | 13 | / |
| Mwayamba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mbayambi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwaymba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwayimba | 75 | 150 | / |
| Mwayumba | 75 | 138 | / |
| Mweyambe | 75 | 86 | / |
| Mwiyamba | 75 | 51 | / |
| Mbayimbi | 75 | 23 | / |
| Mwiyambe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mwayembe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mwehambi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbayambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvayamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mweyamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbayimbai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwaimba | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mbaimbi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mwaumba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwaumbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mwaimbe | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Mwayambi
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