Mbambara Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Mbambara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 646 | 1:24,535 | 2,620 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mbambara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mbambara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mbambara is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mbambara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 496,702nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbambara are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Mbambara is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 646 people, or 1 in 24,535. In Zambia Mbambara is primarily concentrated in: Muchinga Province, where 32 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 28 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbambaira | 94 | 24 | / |
| Mwambara | 88 | 219 | / |
| Mbambari | 88 | 34 | / |
| Muambara | 88 | 21 | / |
| Mbambaro | 88 | 17 | / |
| Mbambare | 88 | 16 | / |
| Muhambara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbambaare | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mbambero | 75 | 562 | / |
| Nwambara | 75 | 388 | / |
| Mbembera | 75 | 136 | / |
| Mbombera | 75 | 40 | / |
| Mwamwara | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mwambora | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mwambaro | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nbambare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbanbari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbasimbaire | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mbamvoura | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbomboura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mboumbaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhanbarah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbambourou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbomboro | 63 | 304 | / |
| Nwanbara | 63 | 51 | / |
| Mbeambourou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mbombori | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mbombore | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbembero | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbombouri | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nwamuora | 50 | 11 | / |
| Nwanwara | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mwombora | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mbambara
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