Mwazembe Surname

27,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwazembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwazembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania18,0691:2,930406
Malawi1,2291:13,9292,189
Zambia1421:111,6198,680
Kenya1411:327,51720,034
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwazembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwazembe is most common in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwazembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,402nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 371,510 people. The surname Mwazembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwazembe live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mwazembe is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 18,069 people, or 1 in 2,930. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 67 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Mwazembe exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Mwazembe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (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
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  • 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 Mwazembe
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