Mbambai Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbambai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbambai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mbambai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbambai is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbambai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbambai live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent live, Harare Province, where 5 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 5 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbambayi9317/
Mbambaji934/
Mbambaie931/
Mbambi9238,880/
Mbamba9218,648/
Mwambai86290/
Mbaumba86134/
M'Bamba8625/
Mbhamba8611/
M'Bambi8610/
Mbambau864/
Mmbamba863/
Mbambio863/
Mbhambi863/
Mbombai862/
Mbambay862/
Mbambad862/
Mbambat861/
Mbambis861/
Mbamboa861/
Mbanbai861/
Mbambha861/
Mbamboi861/
Mwambayi802,516/
Mwambaji801,197/
Mbaymbay8028/
Mbambaya8022/
Mwambaie8021/
Mboumbai807/
Mbambaye803/
Mbatimbi801/
Mbamba'a801/
Mbamboyi801/
Mbaumbau801/
Muambaie801/
Mwamba77369,694/
Muamba77109,128/
Muambi777,435/
Mbombi776,793/
Mwambi776,702/
Mbambe772,092/
Mbembi771,565/
Mvambi771,215/
Mvamba771,162/
Mbamva7789/
Mbamby7756/
Mbanba779/
Mbamwa775/
Mbanbi774/
Nbamba774/
Mbamwi773/
Mbeatimbi754/
Mbaatimba751/
Mwambauji751/
Mwambaiha751/
Mwambay713,740/
Mwambui711,177/
Mbhombi71572/
Mwaamba71408/
Muambay71111/
Mbambou7194/
Mbomboa7193/
Mwaambi7177/
Mboumbi7141/
Mbambeu7127/
Mwambaj7121/
Mbombhi7116/
Mwamboa7115/
Mwambaa716/
Mbambeh714/
Mwamb'a714/
Mbembea714/
Nwambai712/
Mboombi712/
Mwamboi712/
Mbaambe711/
Mwambea711/
Mwambie711/
Mwambau711/
Mbamwua711/
Mbaembe711/
Mwanbai711/
M'Uambi711/
M'Vambi711/
Mbombea711/
Mbombei711/
Mbombio711/
Mbombui711/
Mbonbai711/
Mbambet711/
Mbambey711/
Mbeimbi711/
Mbamuah711/
Muambaz711/
Mmuambi711/
Mbamboe711/
Mbommbi711/
Mbamboyo672,333/
Mwambije671,546/
Mwambuyi67960/
Mwambuya67394/
Mwambaja67275/
Mbhombhi67250/
Mwambuja67182/
Mbombiya67178/
Muambiya67171/
Mwambaya67165/
Mwambiji67106/
Mbomboyi6779/
Mwambayo6775/
Mwamboja6770/
Mwambiya6752/
Mwambaye6748/
Mbomboya6745/
Mwamboya6723/
Mwahamba6723/
Mwambiye6721/
Mbounbai6714/
Mwambuji6711/
Mwambeya678/
Mhuhambi676/
Mwambuha676/
Mwambass675/
Minpamba675/
Mbaamwua674/
Mbaumber674/
Mwambawe674/
Mbembeyi674/
Mboombhi673/
Muambaye672/
Mbamwayo671/
Mwambija671/
Mboomboi671/
Mboumbhi671/
Mbambout671/
Mbembeya671/
Mbahnwai671/
Mbanimpa671/
Muahamba671/
Muambaya671/
Muambiye671/
Muambuya671/
Mwambayu671/
Mwambiyo671/
Mwamboji671/
Mbahunba671/
Mbhambhe671/
M'Mwamba671/

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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 Mbambai
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