Mbambo Surname

13,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mbambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa29,9001:1,812221
Zimbabwe3,0551:5,053498
Zambia2,4851:6,378771
DR Congo2,4081:30,6813,840
Malawi9931:17,2402,710
Namibia4791:5,030952
Swaziland2271:5,719371
Botswana2041:10,7202,004
Cameroon991:209,78921,424
England671:831,61344,286
Lesotho371:54,9348,266
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Mbambo (234) may also be a first name.

Mbambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbambo is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,942nd most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 182,102 people. The surname Mbambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbambo live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbambo is also the 585,759th most common given name worldwide, held by 234 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 29,900 people, or 1 in 1,812. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live. Besides South Africa Mbambo exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.

Mbambo Last Name Statistics demography

Mbambo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning R 146,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbambou9294/
Mbhambo9211/
Mbaimbo923/
Mbammbo923/
Mbambos922/
Mbamboi921/
Mbamboa921/
Mbambot921/
Mbhambho8637/
Mbambout861/
Mbamba8318,648/
Mbembo8310,017/
Mwambo832,758/
Mvambo83815/
Muambo83338/
Mbanbo8320/
Nbambo832/
M'Batembo801/
Mbaumba77134/
Mwambuo7794/
Mbambeu7727/
M'Bamba7725/
Mwamboa7715/
Mbembou777/
Mbaimba776/
Mwaambo774/
Mbambau774/
M'Bembo773/
Mmbamba773/
Mbambad772/
M'Bombo772/
Mwamboi772/
Mwanmbo771/
Mvambot771/
Muambot771/
Mbemboh771/
Mbambat771/
Mbeumbo771/
Mmwambo771/
Mbhombo771/
Mwambos771/
Mbambha771/
Mwatembo71201/
Mwasembo71128/
Mbuomboh7116/
Mbuombuo712/
Mbhombho712/
Mbamba'a711/
Mwatimbo711/
Mouhambo711/
Mbaumbau711/
Nwambo67449/
Muombo67147/
Mvombo67109/
Mwombo6796/
Mbamva6789/
Mwaitembo6779/
Nuambo6728/
Mwamuo6710/
Mbanba679/
Nbombo675/
Mbamwa675/
Nbamba674/
Mbanwo673/
Mwanbo671/
Mbanvo671/
Muasehmbo671/
M'Boumbou671/
Mbaatimba671/
Nbanbo671/

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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 Mbambo
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