Mayambu Surname

179,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mayambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,5321:48,2245,835
Zambia8241:19,2352,146
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France31:22,140,907385,998
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mayambu (13) may also be a first name.

Mayambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mayambu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayambu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 179,403rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,064,569 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mayambu live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mayambu is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The surname Mayambu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,532 people, or 1 in 48,224. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 35 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Mayambu Last Name Statistics demography

Mayambu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.35% less than the national average, earning R 115,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayambou931/
Mayambau931/
Mayimbu861,609/
Mayumbu86715/
Majambu86667/
Miyambu86392/
Muyambu86201/
Mayembu86144/
Mayombu8683/
Moyambu861/
Mayombou804/
Mayembou802/
Mayimbou801/
Mayembeu801/
Mayumbgu801/
Maimbu7775/
Maumbu7772/
Maembu7711/
Mayoumbou751/
Mayembeuh751/
Muyombu71385/
Majimbu71145/
Miyembu7182/
Mahumbu7176/
Muyimbu7164/
Muyembu7127/
Majanbu7118/
Majumbu7112/
Mayanvu714/
Maimbou712/
Mayunbu711/
Moyembu711/
Majamvu711/
Mahwembu671/
Muyamboo671/
Mahiamvu671/
Moyombou671/

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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 Mayambu
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