Maipambe Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Maipambe Surname User-submission:

The Maipambe surname means 'self willed' in Zambia.

Maipambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6451:24,5742,623
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maipambe (10) may also be a first name.

Maipambe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Maipambe surname means 'self willed' in Zambia.

- maipambemutala

Maipambe Last Name Facts

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

Maipambe occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maipambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 472,684th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maipambe are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maipambe is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The surname Maipambe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 645 people, or 1 in 24,574. In Zambia Maipambe is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 36 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found. Besides Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapambe93104/
Maipanbe882/
Maypambe881/
Maipamba881/
Mayipamba824/
Mapambije821/
Mapembe802,744/
Mapamba801,326/
Mapombe80336/
Mipamba8075/
Mapambi809/
Mepambe801/
Mipambi801/
Maphamba7530/
Muyapembe7125/
Meyipamue711/
Mapembi67833/
Mapomba67121/
Mapombi6793/
Mipomba6721/
Mapemby671/
Mapoumba631/
Mapfamva631/
Mepembi531/

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