Maamba Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Maamba Surname Definition:
Maamba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: talkative person.
Maamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 420 | 1:37,738 | 3,776 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Maamba (46) may also be a first name.
Maamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maamba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: talkative person.
Maamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maamba is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 608,234th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maamba are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname Maamba is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 37,738. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 49 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent are found and Central Province, where 18 percent are found. Barring Zambia Maamba is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
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