Mihambo Surname

34,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mihambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mihambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania15,4921:3,417471
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Mihambo (2,268) may also be a first name.

Mihambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mihambo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mihambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,088th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 468,743 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mihambo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 156,706th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 2,268 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 15,492 people, or 1 in 3,417. In Tanzania Mihambo is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 48 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 20 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miahambo931/
Miambo9232,612/
Mihambo's884/
Muhambo86356/
Miambos8631/
Mihamba8629/
Miambou861/
Mihombo861/
Mijambo861/
Myambo773,677/
Miamba771,091/
Miombo7723/
Meambo7710/
Mjambo771/
Mayombo7117,577/
Muhamba712,397/
Muhombo71583/
Majombo71315/
Mehamba7119/
Mijombo7113/
Myambho716/
Miammba711/
Myambos711/
Mehembo711/
Mioamba711/
Myamboa711/
M'Yambo711/
Muiyamba67116/
Maiyamba6740/
Muehombo678/
Mayombou674/
Miahumba672/
Muyyambo671/
Mmayombo671/
Majomboy671/

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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 Mihambo
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