Mambo Surname

5,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Mambo Surname Definition:

Mambo is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: danger. A warning to would be detractors.

Mambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique37,6971:723163
DR Congo12,5531:5,885695
Ivory Coast8,4061:2,745273
Tanzania7,4761:7,082925
Kenya6,5621:7,037936
Angola6,3101:4,277620
Malawi5,0191:3,411448
Uganda3,9281:9,9391,695
Cameroon3,7561:5,530672
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Zimbabwe1,7131:9,0121,099
Zambia9461:16,7551,877
Papua New Guinea5581:14,6121,410
Indonesia5371:246,27422,549
France4551:145,98422,581
Philippines3031:334,12045,771
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
South Africa2671:202,91321,677
Botswana2481:8,8181,580
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
England911:612,28636,401
Benin471:219,90620,230
Namibia341:70,8657,497
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Senegal121:1,214,9453,496
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Congo71:712,72815,723
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Mambo (15,269) may also be a first name.

Mambo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mambo is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: danger. A warning to would be detractors.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mambo Last Name Facts

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

Mambo (Arabic: مامبو, Hindi: मम्बो) occurs more in Mozambique more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mambo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,646th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 72,771 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mambo live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 45,837th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 15,269 people.

The last name is most common in Mozambique, where it is carried by 37,697 people, or 1 in 723. Aside from Mozambique Mambo occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.

Mambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mambo last name is chiefly Christian (88%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mambo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Mambo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.03% less than the national average, earning R 166,284 per year; in United States they earn 7.98% less than the national average, earning $39,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.56% less than the national average, earning $35,991 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maambo9113,578/
Mambou918,117/
Maimbo913,806/
Mgambo91524/
Maumbo91281/
Mamboh91254/
Mamboi91192/
Maembo91159/
Mmambo91159/
Mamboo9193/
Mamboa9190/
Mamboy9144/
Mambot9134/
Mambuo9117/
Mahmbo9111/
Meambo9110/
Mhambo916/
Matmbo912/
Mambos911/
Mamboz911/
Majmbo911/
Matembo8311,958/
Masembo831,879/
Masimbo83757/
Mahambo83453/
Matimbo8391/
M'Mambo839/
Mambout835/
Mambodh833/
Mahumbo832/
Maimbou832/
Macembo831/
Mamboha831/
Maamboa831/
Maismbo831/
Maumbos831/
Maambou831/
Maimbuo831/
Mahmboh831/
Mahmbou831/
Mambood831/
Mambooh831/
Mamba8091,922/
Mombo8032,405/
Membo802,094/
Manbo80222/
Mamwo80133/
Mamuo8010/
Mamvo801/
Massimbo772,145/
Massembo771,157/
Machimbo771,086/
Mahambou77110/
Matimbou7718/
Mattembo7710/
Maisembo771/
Mahambos771/
Matimbos771/
Mahambho771/
Maimba733,094/
Maumba732,533/
Mgamba731,648/
Momboy731,322/
Maemba73997/
Moombo73789/
Mhamba73634/
Mammba73532/
Momboi73516/
Maamba73509/
Mhombo73466/
Momboa73369/
Mambeu73277/
Mambat73276/
Mmamba73268/
Mhembo73192/
Mombou73189/
Muombo73147/
Mmembo73117/
Mambah73116/
Moimbo7395/
Mambau7367/
Momboh7359/
Moembo7355/
Manbou7351/
Mombos7340/
Moumbo7333/
Muimbo7325/
Manbot7322/
Mambap7321/
Mamwoo7320/
Mambha7319/
Mamvou7319/
Manboi7314/
Memboh7313/
Mamuod7312/
Mmombo7310/
Mambaa7310/
Mambad738/
Mombot737/
Mgombo736/
Mambas734/
Manbod734/
Manboj734/
Mamuoh733/
Mombod733/
Mahmba733/
Manboz733/
Memboj733/
Memboo732/
Maymba732/
Mamuoe732/
Memboi731/
Memboy731/
Mhanbo731/
Matmba731/
Mamuoa731/
Mamwou731/
Manmba731/
Manboy731/
Manbuo731/
Meamba731/
Mosmbo731/
Monmbo731/
Memmbo731/
Maãibo731/
Momboo731/
Mambaz731/
Massembou719/
Masssimbo711/
Machimboh711/
Matemba6722,878/
Mahamba6718,943/
Masimba677,323/
Matimba676,635/
Mahumba671,266/
Manbodh67940/
Motembo67789/
Masemba67786/
Moimbou67277/
Maumbas67157/
Moumbou67117/
Mosembo67110/
Macimba6724/
Mambach6721/
Mosimbo6721/
Manbood679/
Meimbot678/
Manempo675/
Mhamuod675/
Masinbo674/
Muotmbo674/
Maambah673/
M'Mamba673/
Mombouh673/
Mombohy672/
Motimbo672/
Moumboh672/
Mamuhoi672/
Manboot672/
Maaimba671/
Manimpo671/
Maimmba671/
Mamuhod671/
Mamwwoo671/
Mainmvo671/
Manbouh671/
Manbout671/
Manbouz671/
Meemboo671/
Meembou671/
Motymbo671/
Meumbou671/
Mhembou671/
Mohmboh671/
Membouh671/
Mambaha671/
Mamuhoy671/
Mhambau671/
M'Ambau671/
Momboth671/
Mahamboult671/
Manmbat671/
Mamba's671/

Mambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mambo in the Hindi language
मम्बोmambo-
Mambo in the Arabic language
مامبوmambw-

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