Mahamba Surname

28,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,943 people bear this surname

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

Mahamba Surname Definition:

Mahamba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: ancestor.

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Mahamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9,2081:8,023994
South Africa5,8991:9,1841,150
Tanzania2,0681:25,6003,128
Zimbabwe5771:26,7564,112
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Zambia3321:47,7414,555
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Uganda541:722,95035,796
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'one who sows seeds'.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmahamba934/
Mahambah932/
Mahambha931/
Mahammba931/
Mhamba92634/
Maamba92509/
Mahmba923/
Mahumba861,266/
Mahambo86453/
Maambah863/
Maamboa861/
Maaimba861/
Mahmbai861/
Mahamva861/
Mhambau861/
Maambai861/
Mamba8391,922/
Mahambou80110/
Mahambos801/
Mahambho801/
Maambo7713,578/
Maimba773,094/
Maumba772,533/
Mgamba771,648/
Maemba77997/
Mambea77964/
Mammba77532/
Mambai77424/
Mambat77276/
Mmamba77268/
Mhemba77155/
Mhomba77135/
Mambah77116/
Mamboa7790/
Mambau7767/
Mambay7753/
Mambap7721/
Mambha7719/
Mohmba7712/
Mahmbo7711/
Mambaa7710/
Mambad778/
Mhambo776/
Mambas774/
Maymba772/
Mambaí771/
Matmba771/
Meamba771/
Mambaz771/
Mahambeid7513/
Mambait71242/
Maumbas71157/
Mambach7121/
Maimbai7113/
Mambhai7111/
Maembea714/
Mhombah714/
M'Mamba713/
Maumbay712/
Mahumbo712/
Mamboha711/
Mamba's711/
Maimmba711/
Mambeah711/
Masmbai711/
Maambou711/
Mahmboh711/
Mahmbou711/
Mambais711/
Mohmbah711/
Mambaha711/
M'Ambau711/
Mahamboult711/
Mambo67100,143/
Memba677,458/
Momba674,870/
Mambaits676/

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