Mambya Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mambya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mambya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7981:66,3437,006
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mambya (129) may also be a first name.

Mambya Last Name Facts

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

Mambya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mambya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 420,458th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,833,389 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mambya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 129 people.

Mambya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 798 people, or 1 in 66,343. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 53 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Mambya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmambya921/
Mambuiya86157/
Matimbya864/
Mambea83964/
Mambia83378/
Mombya834/
Machimbya801/
Mambiah7788/
Mambija775/
Mmambia775/
Mambeah771/
Mambgia771/
Mambhia771/
Mambejja711/
Mombia67241/
Mombea6779/
Mamuia6712/
Manbia6712/
Membia6710/
Mambio676/
Manbea674/
Manwya671/
Mamvia671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mambya
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