Mwamba Forename

23,772nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 36,824 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwamba Forename Definition:

Mwamba is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a medicinal tree.

Mwamba Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
62%
 
27,3771:2,697412
Zambia-4,8461:3,272527
Tanzania
 
77%
3,4441:15,3281,713
Kenya-5951:77,8274,524
Somalia-2791:48,4802,498
Belgium
86%
 
491:234,4915,334
Uganda
64%
 
391:1,050,17717,920
South Africa
89%
 
331:1,652,50552,695
United States
100%
321:11,329,281109,996
Botswana-261:84,0177,219
England
68%
 
241:2,316,78827,983
Burundi
100%
161:619,160838
Zimbabwe
83%
 
141:1,101,70137,489
Congo
100%
61:834,86813,992
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
Malawi
100%
41:4,278,07813,569
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Russia
100%
31:48,077,90198,779
United Arab Emirates-31:2,383,99875,650
Canada-31:11,044,45776,719
Namibia-31:801,39311,859
Germany
100%
31:32,225,95964,270
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Philippines-21:53,004,738452,678
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388

Mwamba (369,694) may also be a surname.

Mwamba Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwamba is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a medicinal tree.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwamba is a given name of the Luba-Lunda tribe, meaning: medicinal tree.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwamba Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambay92260/
Mwaamba92123/
Mwaimba9225/
Mwambai9211/
Mwaumba922/
Mwamboa922/
Mwaemba921/
Mwammba921/
Mwambea921/
Mwahamba861/
Muamba835,632/
Mwambi83761/
Mwemba83698/
Mwambo83647/
Mbamba83596/
Mwambe83164/
Mwanba8329/
Mvamba837/
Mwomba836/
Mwamva834/
Mwachimba801/
Mweemba773,408/
Mwambui77133/
Mwambuy7755/
Mwambie774/
Mbambai772/
Mwaambo771/
Mwaimbe771/
Mwaimbi771/
Mwaumbo771/
Mweimba771/
Mmbamba771/
Mbambaa771/
Mbambay771/
Mvhamba771/
Mwuambe771/
Mwambuo771/
Mwambis771/
Muambay771/
Mwaambi771/
Mwasimbe7184/
Muhambai712/
Mbhambha711/
Mwambish711/
Muhambah711/
Mouhamba711/
Mbambi67899/
Mwembo67890/
Muambi67459/
Mbomba67264/
Mwombe67263/
Mbambo67234/
Mbambe67138/
Mvemba6766/
Muomba6751/
Mbamby6719/
Muambo6713/
Muambe677/
Mwombo674/
Mvambi672/
Muemba672/
Mvambo672/
Mvamva671/
Mwombi671/
Mwanva671/
Mwachimbi671/
Mwanbo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwamba