Mwigamba Surname

427,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwigamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mwigamba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7861:67,3567,106
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Mwigamba (16) may also be a first name.

Mwigamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwigamba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwigamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 427,840th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,030,416 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigamba reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mwigamba is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 16 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 786 people, or 1 in 67,356. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 31 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 25 percent live and Mara Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Mwigamba occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaigamba941/
Mwaighamba899/
Mwigambe8810/
Mwegamba887/
Mbigamba881/
Mwigombe7548/
Mbigambi751/
Mwaigombe71710/
Mwegombi6345/
Mwegombe6310/
Mbegambo631/
Mwegombo631/
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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 Mwigamba
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