Miambe Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Miambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2601:79,8819,800
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
France81:8,302,840321,660
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Miambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miambe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Miambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 921,780th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Miambe live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 79,881. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: East Region, where 90 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside and South Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Miambe is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miambea922/
Maiyambe861/
Mianbe831,107/
Miamba831,091/
Miambi83408/
Mjambe83173/
Miombe8365/
Myambe8310/
Miamby833/
Maiyanmbe801/
Mayombe772,816/
Majombe7794/
Mihombe7755/
Mihamba7729/
Mihambi7716/
Miambai7713/
Mhiambi774/
Myambee774/
Mehambe771/
Maiombe771/
Miambay771/
Miammba771/
Miamoue771/
Muiyamba71116/
Maiyamba7140/
Maiyanbe7129/
Mogiambi714/
Miambioh711/
Miatimbi711/
Myombe676,880/
Myamba673,981/
Mjamba67930/
Miomba67127/
Myambi67100/
Mjombe6767/
Myamve6715/
Meombe6710/
Mianbi673/
Mianwe673/
Miombi672/
Mjambi672/
Mujyamber671/
Mianbé671/
Meambi671/
Mianue671/
Miamui671/

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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 Miambe
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