Mahamba Surname
Approximately 18,943 people bear this surname
Mahamba Surname Definition:
Mahamba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: ancestor.
Read More About This SurnameMahamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 9,208 | 1:8,023 | 994 |
| South Africa | 5,899 | 1:9,184 | 1,150 |
| Tanzania | 2,068 | 1:25,600 | 3,128 |
| Zimbabwe | 577 | 1:26,756 | 4,112 |
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Zambia | 332 | 1:47,741 | 4,555 |
| Botswana | 182 | 1:12,016 | 2,280 |
| Uganda | 54 | 1:722,950 | 35,796 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Mahamba (930) may also be a first name.
Mahamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mahamba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: ancestor.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'one who sows seeds'.
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Average Mahamba Salary in
United States
$14,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahamba occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,359th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 384,709 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahamba reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mahamba is also the 265,244th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 930 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 9,208 people, or 1 in 8,023. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.
Mahamba Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mahamba earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.7% less than the national average, earning R 145,680 per year; in United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.86% less than the national average, earning $20,937 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmahamba | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mahambah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mahambha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mahammba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mhamba | 92 | 634 | / |
| Maamba | 92 | 509 | / |
| Mahmba | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mahumba | 86 | 1,266 | / |
| Mahambo | 86 | 453 | / |
| Maambah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maamboa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maaimba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahmbai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahamva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mhambau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maambai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mamba | 83 | 91,922 | / |
| Mahambou | 80 | 110 | / |
| Mahambos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahambho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maambo | 77 | 13,578 | / |
| Maimba | 77 | 3,094 | / |
| Maumba | 77 | 2,533 | / |
| Mgamba | 77 | 1,648 | / |
| Maemba | 77 | 997 | / |
| Mambea | 77 | 964 | / |
| Mammba | 77 | 532 | / |
| Mambai | 77 | 424 | / |
| Mambat | 77 | 276 | / |
| Mmamba | 77 | 268 | / |
| Mhemba | 77 | 155 | / |
| Mhomba | 77 | 135 | / |
| Mambah | 77 | 116 | / |
| Mamboa | 77 | 90 | / |
| Mambau | 77 | 67 | / |
| Mambay | 77 | 53 | / |
| Mambap | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mambha | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mohmba | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mahmbo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mambaa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mambad | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mhambo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mambas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maymba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mambaí | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mambaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahambeid | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mambait | 71 | 242 | / |
| Maumbas | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mambach | 71 | 21 | / |
| Maimbai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mambhai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Maembea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mhombah | 71 | 4 | / |
| M'Mamba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maumbay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahumbo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mamboha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamba's | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maimmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mambeah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masmbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahmboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahmbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mambais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohmbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mambaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Ambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahamboult | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mambo | 67 | 100,143 | / |
| Memba | 67 | 7,458 | / |
| Momba | 67 | 4,870 | / |
| Mambaits | 67 | 6 | / |
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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
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