Mfambo Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Mfambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Mfambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mfambo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfambo? popularity and diffusion
Mfambo is the 1,276,805th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Mfambo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfambo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania Mfambo is most common in: Iringa Region, where 94 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 5 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Mfambo is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfambou | 92 | 42 | / |
| Mfaimboh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mfamba | 83 | 218 | / |
| Mfombo | 83 | 38 | / |
| Mphambo | 77 | 337 | / |
| Mfombou | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mpfoumbo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mfoumbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mphambho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mfombout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nfamba | 67 | 51 | / |
| Nfombo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mfomba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mfemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphamba | 62 | 3,596 | / |
| Mphombo | 62 | 105 | / |
| Mfeumba | 62 | 18 | / |
| Mfombaa | 62 | 11 | / |
| Mfombat | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mfoumba | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nphambo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nfombou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nfanbou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nfoumbou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nfomba | 50 | 61 | / |
| Nfemba | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mfanwa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mfambo
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