Mnamba Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mnamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9331:56,7436,172
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mnamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mnamba is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 379,929th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,760,965 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnamba live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mnamba is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 933 people, or 1 in 56,743. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 25 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Mnamba exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnhamba92128/
Mngamba924/
Mnambat921/
Mnemba83588/
Mnomba8317/
Mnambo8312/
Mnambi835/
Mnambe831/
Mngambi771,029/
Mnhambo77414/
Mngomba77397/
M'Nomba774/
Mngambo772/
Mngambe772/
M'Ngomba714/
Minnomba711/
Mnembo67520/
Mnombo6710/
Mnombe672/
Mnamuo671/
Mnombi671/
Mngombe62148/
Mnanvat624/
Mnganwa622/
Mnganbi621/
Mngombo621/
Mnhembo621/
Minnonba572/
M'Ngombe571/
Mnomwa501/

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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 Mnamba
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