Mwenyama Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mwenyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwenyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwenyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwenyama is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwenyama? popularity and diffusion
Mwenyama is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenyama are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Mwenyama is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.
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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 Mwenyama
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