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
Rwambo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rwambo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rwambo is the 108,457th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,697,937 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rwambo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Rwambo is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 19 people.
Rwambo is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,272 people, or 1 in 12,393. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Pwani Region, where 44 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Rwambo is found 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 Rwambo 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
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- 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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