Maimbolwa Surname
Approximately 2,018 people bear this surname
Maimbolwa Surname Definition:
Maimbolwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who is being sung and talked about.
Maimbolwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,007 | 1:7,897 | 936 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maimbolwa (2,267) may also be a first name.
Maimbolwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maimbolwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who is being sung and talked about.
Maimbolwa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: one who has songs sang about them.
Maimbolwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maimbolwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maimbolwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maimbolwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Maimbolwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 205,585th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,611,272 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maimbolwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maimbolwa is also the 156,740th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 2,267 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,007 people, or 1 in 7,897. In Zambia Maimbolwa is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 63 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live and Southern Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Zambia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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