Magambu Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Magambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Magambu (33) may also be a first name.
Magambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Magambu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Magambu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magambu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Magambu is the 652,085th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname Magambu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magambu live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Magambu is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 33 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 424 people, or 1 in 174,244. Besides The DR Congo Magambu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangambu | 93 | 563 | / |
| Magambou | 93 | 409 | / |
| Maghambu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Magambeu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Magambuu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maghambou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mangambou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mogambu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Maganbeu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mangamvu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mangombu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mongambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Megambui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magembou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magombou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Megambeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Manganbou | 75 | 7 | / |
| Magoumbeu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Megambouh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maghoumbou | 71 | 254 | / |
| Mangoumbou | 71 | 17 | / |
| Moungambou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magonbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meganbeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mogombou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mongombou | 63 | 35 | / |
| Mogoumbou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maghoumvou | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Magambu
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