Marambana Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Marambana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marambana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3221:168,25418,737
England31:18,572,686338,250

Marambana Last Name Facts

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

Marambana occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marambana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 844,382nd most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Marambana live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Marambana is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 168,254. In South Africa Marambana is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 78 percent reside, Gauteng, where 13 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.

Marambana Last Name Statistics demography

Marambana earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning R 229,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marambanau9532/
Marhambana951/
Marambahina906/
Marambane8947/
Marambani8939/
Marhambani8428/
Maramboena843/
Maramboina843/
Maronwana672/
Maranboni671/
Morounbani531/

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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 Marambana
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