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

The surname Maipambe is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maipambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 472,684th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maipambe reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maipambe is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 645 people, or 1 in 24,574. In Zambia Maipambe is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 36 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Other than Zambia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Botswana, where 2 percent live.

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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