Mkwamba Surname
Approximately 3,297 people bear this surname
Mkwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,875 | 1:5,954 | 851 |
| Tanzania | 338 | 1:156,632 | 14,076 |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 1:230,421 | 25,509 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Mkwamba Demographics
Average Mkwamba Salary in
United States
$12,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mkwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkwamba is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwamba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 136,161st most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,210,357 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwamba live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Mkwamba is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,875 people, or 1 in 5,954. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Mkwamba Last Name Statistics demography
Mkwamba earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkwaimba | 93 | 157 | / |
| M'Kwamba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mkhwaimba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mkwambi | 86 | 744 | / |
| Mkwambe | 86 | 673 | / |
| Mkwemba | 86 | 664 | / |
| Mgwamba | 86 | 37 | / |
| Mkwambo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mqwamba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mngwamba | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mgqwamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgwambi | 71 | 121 | / |
| Mqwambi | 71 | 106 | / |
| Mgwambe | 71 | 101 | / |
| Mqwambe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mkwembo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mquamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mgwemba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mguamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgwambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mncwanba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mngwambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mngwambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkwembey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mguambe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mgbambi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mgbaimbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mncuambe | 53 | 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
- 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 Mkwamba
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