Mwima Surname
Approximately 12,330 people bear this surname
Mwima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10,573 | 1:3,692 | 666 |
| Zambia | 595 | 1:26,639 | 2,804 |
| Kenya | 578 | 1:79,896 | 7,389 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Mwima (1,094) may also be a first name.
Mwima Demographics
Mwima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwima is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 42,301st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 591,042 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwima reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 241,283rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 1,094 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 10,573 people, or 1 in 3,692. In Uganda Mwima is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 50 percent are found, Mbale District, where 9 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 9 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Mwima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwima last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaima | 91 | 30 | / |
| Mwimah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mwimma | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwimha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwema | 80 | 74,222 | / |
| Muima | 80 | 905 | / |
| Mbima | 80 | 644 | / |
| Mwimi | 80 | 584 | / |
| Mwimo | 80 | 161 | / |
| Mwime | 80 | 118 | / |
| Mvima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwimy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mweema | 73 | 179 | / |
| Muimay | 73 | 155 | / |
| Mbaima | 73 | 110 | / |
| Mboima | 73 | 51 | / |
| Mbuima | 73 | 51 | / |
| Mweama | 73 | 21 | / |
| Muimat | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mvimah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mwemah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbimah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mbimai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwaimo | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Bima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwimui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muimaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muimas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwe'ma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwemma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwimyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbimay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muimmad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muimaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muhimad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muimash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaimet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwauyma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Boima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweemaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mweemga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwima
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