Mikamba Surname
Approximately 433 people bear this surname
Mikamba Surname Definition:
Mikamba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: cassava.
Mikamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 216 | 1:245,100 | 19,858 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mikamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mikamba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: cassava.
Mikamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mikamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mikamba occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mikamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mikamba is the 685,266th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mikamba are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 245,100. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muikamba | 93 | 451 | / |
| Maikamba | 93 | 15 | / |
| Maikammba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mukamba | 86 | 16,384 | / |
| Mikomba | 86 | 323 | / |
| Mikambo | 86 | 233 | / |
| Mekamba | 86 | 119 | / |
| Mikambi | 86 | 110 | / |
| Mikanba | 86 | 40 | / |
| Mikemba | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mikambe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maikasimba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mukhamba | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mukambea | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mickomba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mukaamba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maikambo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maikambe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maikomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maikemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mikombai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muikomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muikanba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muikambe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukambaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mikoumbay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maikambou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mikombe | 71 | 31,531 | / |
| Mukomba | 71 | 2,214 | / |
| Mukambo | 71 | 821 | / |
| Mikembo | 71 | 625 | / |
| Mukemba | 71 | 409 | / |
| Mekomba | 71 | 376 | / |
| Mikombo | 71 | 376 | / |
| Mekambo | 71 | 140 | / |
| Mikombi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Mucamba | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mykanba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mukanba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mekambe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mekambi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mecamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miqanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukhomba | 67 | 54 | / |
| Maikombo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mekambou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mukanbay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mekoumba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mickembo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mekambeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maikanbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mukanbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukoomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maikombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikomber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mickombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmikombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekombai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekambet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukhemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mequamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukhambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukamboi | 67 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mikamba
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