Mamba Surname

6,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mamba Surname Definition:

Mamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: 1. Forest cobra 2. Scales (like on a fish or a snake).

Mamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41,1821:1,794171
Swaziland28,9251:453
South Africa9,2841:5,836744
Tanzania4,6971:11,2711,469
Malawi1,7781:9,6281,495
Philippines1,5941:63,51210,782
Cameroon1,2711:16,3412,240
Ivory Coast6411:35,9932,387
Congo3401:14,6741,813
Papua New Guinea3361:24,2672,669
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Indonesia2081:635,81350,069
Russia1991:724,23661,077
Malaysia1901:155,2339,646
Kenya1581:292,27818,763
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
India861:8,919,365180,249
Zimbabwe851:181,62621,765
Zambia751:211,33213,534
France691:962,648108,938
Liberia391:113,0398,770
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England341:1,638,76668,634
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Niger201:959,60121,357
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mamba (6,784) may also be a first name.

Mamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: 1. Forest cobra 2. Scales (like on a fish or a snake).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: forest cobra.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mamba Last Name Facts

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

Mamba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻤﺐ, Hindi: मंबा, Marathi: मंबा, Oriya: ମାା, Russian: Мамба) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mamba is the 6,159th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 79,280 people. Mamba is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mamba reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mamba is also the 79,193rd most common first name in the world, borne by 6,784 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41,182 people, or 1 in 1,794. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 31 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Mamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mamba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.23% less than the national average, earning R 156,288 per year and in United States they earn 82.8% more than the national average, earning $78,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maimba913,094/
Maumba912,533/
Mgamba911,648/
Maemba91997/
Mambea91964/
Mhamba91634/
Mammba91532/
Maamba91509/
Mambai91424/
Mambat91276/
Mmamba91268/
Mambah91116/
Mamboa9190/
Mambau9167/
Mambay9153/
Mambap9121/
Mambha9119/
Mambaa9110/
Mambad918/
Mambas914/
Mahmba913/
Maymba912/
Mambaí911/
Matmba911/
Manmba911/
Meamba911/
Mambaz911/
Matemba8322,878/
Mahamba8318,943/
Masimba837,323/
Matimba836,635/
Mahumba831,266/
Masemba83786/
Mambaya83640/
Mambait83242/
Maumbas83157/
Macimba8324/
Mambach8321/
Maimbai8313/
Mambhai8311/
Mambaja8310/
Maembea834/
Manmbay834/
Maambah833/
M'Mamba833/
Maumbay832/
Mahmbai831/
Maaimba831/
Mamboha831/
Maimmba831/
Maamboa831/
Mambeah831/
Masmbai831/
Maambai831/
Manmbai831/
Mambais831/
Mambaha831/
Mhambau831/
M'Ambau831/
Manmbat831/
Mamba's831/
Mambo80100,143/
Memba807,458/
Mambi805,762/
Mambe805,093/
Momba804,870/
Mamua80487/
Manba80356/
Mamby80305/
Mamwa80291/
Mambé805/
Mamva802/
Mambí801/
Machemba778,429/
Massimba77509/
Machimba77232/
Matimbai77185/
Massemba779/
Mambaits776/
Mmahamba774/
Masimbai772/
Maitemba772/
Matembea772/
Mahambah772/
Masimbau771/
Masymbai771/
Matembaz771/
Mahammba771/
Mahambha771/
Maambo7313,578/
Mambou738,117/
Moomba735,238/
Mgomba734,070/
Maimbo733,806/
Mhambi733,236/
Muimba733,034/
Mamuad732,137/
Mombay731,613/
Mhambe731,086/
Maumbe73897/
Muomba73828/
Maumbi73737/
Mgambo73524/
Mombai73461/
Mmambe73445/
Momboa73369/
Mambet73334/
Mamber73308/
Maumbo73281/
Mambeu73277/
Mgambi73265/
Maimbi73255/
Mamboh73254/
Mambei73231/
Moumba73228/
Mgambe73218/
Mamboi73192/
Moimba73169/
Maembo73159/
Mmambo73159/
Mambie73158/
Mhemba73155/
Mhomba73135/
Membah73115/
Mambey73108/
Maimbe7399/
Moemba7398/
Mamboo7393/
Manbai7390/
Mombea7379/
Mamuas7370/
Maambe7363/
Mambes7357/
Manbah7351/
Mambis7347/
Mamboy7344/
Mambeh7339/
Maambi7336/
Mambui7335/
Mambot7334/
Manbas7329/
Mambhi7325/
Mamuat7323/
Manbat7323/
Mambuo7317/
Mamuay7313/
Mohmba7312/
Mahmbo7311/
Meambo7310/
Mamuaj738/
Membai738/
Mombaj737/
Mammpa737/
Mhambo736/
Mombas736/
Mahmua736/
Mamwas736/
Mambio736/
Meumba736/
Membea735/
Manbad735/
Manbay735/
Mambih735/
Manbau734/
Manbha734/
Mahmwa734/
Manbea734/
Mambgi734/
Mambuj734/
Maimua733/
Membha733/
Maanba733/
Mambit733/
Mambhe732/
Mombat732/
Mambid732/
Mamwah732/
Matmbo732/
Mombah732/
Manbaz732/
Mambee731/
Mambge731/
Mammua731/
Mamuap731/
Mmemba731/
Mahmbe731/
Mamuoa731/
Mambez731/
Mambip731/
Mambos731/
Mamboz731/
Mambuy731/
Manbap731/
Mambep731/
Maymua731/
Meambi731/
Motmba731/
Moymba731/
Mhambı731/
Mombaa731/
Mombau731/
Majmbo731/
Mmambi731/
Mamuaz731/
Mausymbay718/
Mausymbai711/
Massembai711/
Maissemba711/
Matimbe6729,174/
Matembe6727,570/
Matembo6711,958/
Masembe675,108/
Mahumbi671,987/
Masembo671,879/
Mombaya671,781/
Mombach671,672/
Masimbe671,506/
Masimbi671,282/
Manbait671,072/
Masimbo67757/
Mahambo67453/
Matimbi67420/
Mahambi67323/
Manempa67285/
Mosimba67195/
Mahumbe67175/
M'Gomba67157/
Mahambe67155/
Mosemba67119/
Matimbo6791/
Meamber6772/
Motimba6763/
Mammuad6759/
Macembe6758/
Manbhat6755/
Majmuah6726/
Manimpa6725/
Mhamber6721/
Manbadh6715/
Matmuah6713/
Mamuahe6713/
Macinba6712/
Mannbai6710/
Macimbi6710/
Mombait679/
M'Mambo679/
Matembi678/
Mhambeh677/
Motemba676/
Manbeah676/
Mahmwad676/
Mambest675/
Mambout675/
Mhombah674/
Mhanmbe674/
Mambodh673/
Manbhai673/
Matimwa672/
Moumbah672/
Manbash672/
Mahumbo672/
Maimbou672/
Maunbas672/
Matenba672/
Mambich671/
Mahamva671/
Mahanba671/
Maembei671/
Macembo671/
Mambets671/
Mambhed671/
Mammbayova671/
Manbhad671/
Manbhaj671/
Moimbah671/
Membeah671/
Mamberr671/
Maismbo671/
Mhambee671/
Manbach671/
Maumbee671/
Maumbeh671/
Maumbos671/
Masimwa671/
Masembi671/
Maambou671/
Maimbee671/
Maimbep671/
Maimber671/
Maimbuo671/
Mahmboh671/
Mahmbou671/
Mambood671/
Mambooh671/
Manbaya671/
Manhbai671/
Mgonmba671/
Moimbai671/
Mombaja671/
Mombatt671/
Mohmbah671/
Mambesh671/
Mhambie671/
Mmounba671/
Mahymby671/
Mainbai671/
Mamberh671/
Mambeyt671/
Meambes670/
Maamber670/

Mamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻤﺐbmb-
Mamba in the Hindi language
मंबाmamba-
Mamba in the Oriya language
ମାାmaa-
Mamba in the Marathi language
मंबाmamba99.47
मांबाmamba0.53
Mamba in the Russian language
Мамбаmamba-

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