Mambu Surname

14,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Mambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo26,2141:2,818302
Sierra Leone7,0061:1,012189
Indonesia1,7221:76,8008,184
Papua New Guinea1,0931:7,460541
Uganda6311:61,8697,123
Liberia4221:10,4471,155
South Africa3611:150,07717,029
Malaysia1671:176,61210,667
France891:746,32392,306
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
England511:1,092,51152,584
Angola491:550,8002,323
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Mambu (1,873) may also be a first name.

Mambu Last Name Facts

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

Mambu (Hindi: मम्बू, Marathi: मांबू, Oriya: ମାଂବୁ, Russian: Мамбу) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mambu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,631st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 191,375 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mambu are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mambu is also the 175,842nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,873 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 26,214 people, or 1 in 2,818. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Sierra Leone, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Mambu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mambu last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mambu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.45% less than the national average, earning R 77,352 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.93% less than the national average, earning $25,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mambou918,117/
Mambeu91277/
Mambut91149/
Maimbu9175/
Maumbu9172/
Mambau9167/
Mambui9135/
Maembu9111/
Mambus9111/
Mambhu918/
Maambu915/
Mambuj914/
Mgambu913/
Mambud911/
Mambuy911/
Mhambu911/
Mmambu911/
Matembu83681/
Masembu83592/
Mahambu83145/
Matimbu83132/
Masimbu83124/
Mahumbu8376/
Mambout835/
Maimbou832/
M'Ambau831/
Hmambut831/
Maambou831/
Mahmbou831/
Mhambau831/
Macembu831/
Membu80406/
Mombu80147/
Manbu80122/
Mamvu8076/
Mahambou77110/
Matimbou7718/
Machembu775/
Machimbu775/
Mambouhe771/
Masimbau771/
Muimbu73250/
Moembu73233/
Mombou73189/
Mamboo7393/
Manbut7383/
Manbou7351/
Mombup7324/
Mombui7321/
Moumbu7321/
Mamvou7319/
Mombeu7314/
Mhembu7313/
Mmembu737/
Mamboe737/
Manbau734/
Manbus732/
Mgombu731/
Manbud731/
Masmvu731/
Mombus731/
Mamveu731/
Mamwou731/
Manbuh731/
Mombau731/
Mombuh731/
Membeu731/
Mamweu731/
Massembou719/
Mahacembu711/
Moimbou67277/
Moumbou67117/
Moumbeu6710/
Motembu675/
Mombouh673/
Hmanbut672/
Mohmbuh672/
Membeuh672/
Mahamboult671/
Meanbud671/
Manbult671/
Mambooh671/
Manbouh671/
Manbout671/
Manbouz671/
Meembou671/
Motmbeu671/
Meumbou671/
Mhembou671/
Membouh671/
Mahamvu671/

Mambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mambu in the Oriya language
ମାଂବୁmambu-
Mambu in the Hindi language
मम्बूmambu83.33
मंबुmambu16.67
Mambu in the Marathi language
मांबूmambu46.32
मांबुmambu43.16
बाबूbabu4.21
बाबुbabu3.16
मंबूmambu2.11
हांबूhambu1.05
Mambu in the Russian language
Мамбуmambu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mambu
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