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) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 242,266th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,422,055 people. Mgamba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgamba live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mgamba is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 61 people.
The last name Mgamba is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,145 people, or 1 in 46,237. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 19 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mgamba occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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
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- 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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