Mayambe Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mayambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mayambe (20) may also be a first name.

Mayambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mayambe is most common in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayambe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Mayambe occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Mayambe live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mayambe is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 50 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Zambia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayambea931/
Mayamba8615,496/
Mayembe867,691/
Mayombe862,816/
Mayambi861,470/
Majambe86602/
Muyambe8688/
Mayumbe8653/
Mayimbe866/
Mayanbe862/
Meyambe861/
Mayamby861/
Mahyamba80202/
Mayoumbe8037/
Meyanmbe8022/
Mayombet802/
Mayumber801/
Mayambai801/
Mmayembe801/
Mayamues801/
Maiynmbe801/
Mayembeu801/
Mayhamba801/
Maembe775,414/
Maumbe77897/
Myembe77100/
Maimbe7799/
Maymba772/
Mayambaia751/
Mayembeuh751/
Mayemba7118,402/
Muyembe7114,340/
Muyamba719,624/
Mayimbi715,689/
Muyambi714,890/
Mayumba712,213/
Muyombe711,269/
Majembe711,043/
Mayimba71848/
Mayombi71811/
Miyamba71594/
Majambi71585/
Mayomba71394/
Mayumbi71266/
Mahumbe71175/
Miyombe71156/
Mayamva71109/
Mayembi71106/
Moyambi7196/
Majombe7194/
Majamba7180/
Moyamba7173/
Meamber7172/
Maiamba7165/
Moyombe7158/
Maiambi7151/
Moyembe7145/
Mawembe7144/
Meyembe7142/
Maiembe7138/
Majimbe7137/
Meyanbe7132/
Miyembe7128/
Majumbe7118/
Muyimbe7116/
Mayinbe7116/
Mayunbe718/
Mayanba715/
Mujambe714/
Miyambi714/
Maembea714/
Maiymba711/
Maiimbe711/
Maaimba711/
Maembei711/
Mayamwi711/
Mayanwe711/
Maumbee711/
Maumbeh711/
Mayamwa711/
Maiombe711/
Maiynbe711/
Maimbee711/
Maimbep711/
Maimber711/
Mayenbe711/
Meyimbe711/
Meyombe711/
Miyanbe711/
Mehambe711/
Majanbe711/
Mayomby711/
Mahymby711/
Meambes710/
Mouyembe6759/
Majumber6711/
Mayembaa678/
Mouyombe676/
Mahyemba674/
Muyambis674/
Moyambay674/
Majanbee673/
Miyambai673/
Meyember673/
Muyambai672/
Maouembe672/
Maisembe672/
Mahayambhai671/
Mayimbaa671/
Mawiembe671/
Mauyamvi671/
Maggembe671/
Mayombai671/
Moujambe671/
Moyambai671/
Miyanmba671/
Muyammbi671/
Maumbech670/

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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 Mayambe
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