Mwinamo Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwinamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwinamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4271:108,1509,291
Zambia181:880,55128,935
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwinamo (61) may also be a first name.

Mwinamo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwinamo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mwinamo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwinamo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwinamo is the 652,085th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname Mwinamo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mwinamo are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 61 people.

The surname Mwinamo is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 427 people, or 1 in 108,150. In Kenya Mwinamo is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent live, Nairobi County, where 38 percent live and Vihiga County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Mwinamo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwinamo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwinama861,247/
Muinamo865/
Mbinamou806/
Mbainamou751/
Mbainaimou711/
Mbinama711/
Muinamah6716/
Mwainoma6713/
Mwengama671/
Muinasmaa6314/
Muenemo57130/
Mbenama5762/
Muenomo571/
Mwenema571/
Mbenaima53137/

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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 Mwinamo
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