Maibwe Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Maibwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maibwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4401:36,0233,634
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Maibwe (213) may also be a first name.

Maibwe Last Name Facts

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

Maibwe is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maibwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maibwe is the 446,740th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name Maibwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maibwe reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maibwe is also the 619,385th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 213 people.

The last name Maibwe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 36,023. In Zambia Maibwe is most common in: Southern Province, where 43 percent live, Western Province, where 38 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and Mozambique, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayibwe9243/
Mabwe913,596/
Mibwe9182/
Mabweh83206/
Maibbe8387/
Maabwe835/
Maibwa832/
Matbwe831/
Mabwet831/
Mabwei831/
Mabwhe831/
Mabhwe831/
Muyabwe7752/
Mayabwe7738/
Mijibwe7727/
Majebwe779/
Mahabwe774/
Mayobwe774/
Mujibwe774/
Mayibbe772/
Mayibue771/
Majibwa771/
Mayebwe771/
Miyabwe771/
Mabwa731,711/
Mibwa73369/
Mabbe73176/
Mabue73158/
Mabwi7364/
Mapwe7318/
Mibbe732/
Mebwe732/
Mhabw732/
Mahbw731/
Mabwd731/
Mabuie675,573/
Mabwai671,362/
Mabway67154/
Maibva6794/
Maboue6767/
Mabuea6741/
Mapweu6716/
Mabwui679/
Mabvee678/
Mhebwe677/
Mabbee675/
Miboue673/
Mabbey672/
Maybue671/
Mibbey671/
Maibui671/
Maybew671/
Muibwa671/
Mabvep671/
Mapwei671/
Mabvey671/
Maipue671/
Maabwa671/
Mipweh671/
Muibue671/

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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 Maibwe
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