Mayambo Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mayambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3051:51,9674,858
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mayambo (46) may also be a first name.

Mayambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mayambo is most common in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayambo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 527,543rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mayambo are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 51,967. In Zambia Mayambo is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 27 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent reside and Western Province, where 23 percent reside. Besides Zambia Mayambo occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayambou931/
Muyambo8627,430/
Mayombo8617,577/
Mayamba8615,496/
Miyambo866,496/
Mayembo862,795/
Majambo86547/
Moyambo86365/
Mayimbo86224/
Meyambo86169/
Mayumbo8647/
Maiambo863/
Myyambo861/
Mahyamba80202/
Mayombou804/
Mayembou802/
Mayombot802/
Mheyambo802/
Mayhamba801/
Mayimbou801/
Mmayombo801/
Muyamboo801/
Mayambau801/
Muyasmbo801/
Miyammbo801/
Maimbo773,806/
Maumbo77281/
Maembo77159/
Myembo7763/
Meambo7710/
Maymba772/
Majmbo771/
Mayoumbou751/
Mayomboth751/
Muiambo7126,062/
Mayemba7118,402/
Muyombo7110,493/
Muyamba719,624/
Majimbo712,644/
Mayumba712,213/
Miyombo71870/
Mayimba71848/
Miyamba71594/
Mayomba71394/
Majombo71315/
Moyombo71229/
Mayamva71109/
Muyimbo7190/
Muyembo7188/
Majamba7180/
Moyamba7173/
Maiamba7165/
Mujambo7145/
Mojambo719/
Miyembo719/
Meyanbo718/
Muyanbo718/
Moyembo716/
Mayanba715/
Majumbo715/
Mawembo713/
Majembo712/
Miyanbo712/
Maimbou712/
Mahumbo712/
Meyombo712/
Moyanbo711/
Maiymba711/
Maaimba711/
Maismbo711/
Maumbos711/
Mayamwa711/
Maimbuo711/
Mayonbo711/
Mijambo711/
Myiombo711/
Moiambo711/
Mouyamba67230/
Mouyombo6762/
Mayembaa678/
Mahyemba674/
Mayembat674/
Muyambat672/
Mayoumba672/
Mojamboy671/
Mayembeu671/
Majomboy671/
Maisembo671/
Miyanmba671/
Muyinmbo671/
Majimbos671/
Moyombou671/
Mayimbaa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mayambo
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