Magambe Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Magambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Uganda861:453,94527,029
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Magambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Magambe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magambe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,003,904th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The last name Magambe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magambe are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Other than Malawi this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 34 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Magambe
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