Rwambo Surname
Approximately 4,292 people bear this surname
Rwambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,272 | 1:12,393 | 1,611 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Rwambo (19) may also be a first name.
Rwambo Demographics
Rwambo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Rwambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rwambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rwambo occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwambo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 108,457th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,697,937 people. The surname Rwambo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwambo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Rwambo is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
Rwambo is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,272 people, or 1 in 12,393. In Tanzania Rwambo is most common in: Pwani Region, where 44 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.
Rwambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
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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 Rwambo
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