Mwegamire Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mwegamire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwegamire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwegamire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwegamire is found most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwegamire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mwegamire reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda it is most common in: Bushenyi District, where 32 percent reside, Buhweju District, where 24 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mwegamire
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis