Mambwa Surname
Approximately 2,991 people bear this surname
Mambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,928 | 1:25,232 | 3,181 |
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Mambwa (50) may also be a first name.
Mambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mambwa is most common in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mambwa? popularity and diffusion
Mambwa is the 147,933rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,436,491 people. The last name Mambwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mambwa live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mambwa is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 50 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,928 people, or 1 in 25,232. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgambwa | 92 | 293 | / |
| Maimbwa | 92 | 80 | / |
| Maumbwa | 92 | 60 | / |
| Maambwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maembwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masembwa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Mambwaja | 86 | 13 | / |
| Masimbwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Matembwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mahambwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mambwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mambwe | 83 | 58,688 | / |
| Mombwa | 83 | 506 | / |
| Mambua | 83 | 140 | / |
| Mambwi | 83 | 27 | / |
| Membwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mampwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mambva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mattimbwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mambehewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massimbwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mambuay | 77 | 1,629 | / |
| Muombwa | 77 | 781 | / |
| Maumbwe | 77 | 92 | / |
| Maambwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mambuas | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mhombwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mgombwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Maimbwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Moumbwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moimbwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhambwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maymbwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Manmbwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mamhbwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhambva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhambua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mambhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muimbwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mambweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matimbwi | 71 | 2,269 | / |
| Matembwe | 71 | 72 | / |
| Mosembwa | 71 | 62 | / |
| Mahumbwe | 71 | 45 | / |
| M'Mombwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Masembua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maambuat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mosimbwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masimbwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maummbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matimbua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mampwo | 67 | 404 | / |
| Mambue | 67 | 275 | / |
| Manbwe | 67 | 167 | / |
| Mombwi | 67 | 157 | / |
| Mamvua | 67 | 101 | / |
| Mombwe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Manbua | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mombua | 67 | 63 | / |
| Mambui | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mambuo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Membua | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mambbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manvwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mampua | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mambwa
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