Mavambe Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mavambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1571:98,33313,887
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Mavambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mavambe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavambe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mavambe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 98,333. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 69 percent live, Matabeleland South Province, where 15 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Mavambe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Mozambique, where 8 percent live.

Mavambe Last Name Statistics demography

Mavambe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.7% more than the national average, earning R 367,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavhambe9346/
Mabambe86336/
Mavamba86116/
Movambe8621/
Mawambe8619/
Mavembe865/
Mavambi861/
Mavamby861/
Mavombe861/
Maiwambe80138/
Maibambe801/
Mahwambe801/
Mavhamba801/
Mabhambe801/
Maawambe801/
Maiwaambe751/
Maimpambe751/
Mabamba712,741/
Mawamba712,582/
Mawombe7182/
Mabombe7178/
Mawambi7164/
Mawembe7144/
Mabambi7122/
Mavomba7112/
Mobambe7110/
Movembe716/
Mevembe712/
Mewambe712/
Mavembi711/
Mabhamba6737/
Moswambe6727/
Mawoumbe6717/
Mabhambi6714/
Mavoumba676/
Maiwanbe676/
Majwamba675/
Mavoumbi672/
Maswambi672/
Mabambui671/
Mawanmba671/
Mauwamba671/
Mosuambe671/
Mawhamba671/

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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 Mavambe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis