Mwikamba Surname

185,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwikamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwikamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,2331:20,6812,380
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mwikamba (938) may also be a first name.

Mwikamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwikamba is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwikamba? popularity and diffusion

Mwikamba is the 185,106th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,182,334 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwikamba are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwikamba is also the 263,915th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 938 people.

The last name Mwikamba is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,233 people, or 1 in 20,681. In Kenya Mwikamba is most numerous in: Taita Taveta County, where 28 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 25 percent live and Meru County, where 16 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mwikamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwikamba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaikamba94115/
Muikamba88451/
Mwikambe881/
Mwikambi881/
Mwaikambo824,733/
Mbikambai821/
Mmwaikambo782/
Mwekambe75363/
Mwikombe75265/
Mwekambi7593/
Muikanba751/
Muikomba751/
Muikambe751/
Mwaikombe71124/
Mbaikambey671/
Mbekambe636/
Mouekambi594/

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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 Mwikamba
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