Mgamba Surname
Approximately 1,648 people bear this surname
Mgamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,145 | 1:46,237 | 5,225 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Mgamba (61) may also be a first name.
Mgamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mgamba (Russian: Мгамба) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgamba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 242,266th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,422,055 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgamba live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most widely held first name internationally, held by 61 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,145 people, or 1 in 46,237. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent live, Katavi Region, where 19 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Tanzania Mgamba occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mgamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mgamba in the Russian language | ||
| Мгамба | mgamba | - |
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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 Mgamba
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