Moamba Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Congo

Moamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Congo91:554,34412,633
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Moamba (251) may also be a first name.

Moamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moamba occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Moamba live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 562,655th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 251 people.

The surname Moamba is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa Moamba is primarily found in: Mpumalanga, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 37 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 16 percent live.

Moamba Last Name Statistics demography

Moamba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.02% less than the national average, earning R 37,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouamba921,534/
Mohamba92106/
Muohamba861/
Maomba83380/
Moambo8321/
Moambe8320/
Moambi8315/
Mohambhai803/
Moassimba801/
Mahomba77484/
Mohambi77239/
Moyomba7795/
Mohomba7758/
Mohambe7727/
Mohambo7711/
Mouambe7710/
Moambou779/
Muiamba774/
Moamber774/
Moambos772/
Maoumba772/
Mouambo772/
Mouambi771/
Moamboy771/
Mouanba771/
Maaumba771/
Mauamba771/
Mouambou716/
Mogiambi714/
Mohanbai712/
Mohambie712/
Mohanbau711/
Maehamba711/
Maosemba711/
Mohamboy711/
Moatimbo711/
Mahoumba711/
Mooamber711/
Maombi6731,590/
Maombe67707/
Maombo67428/
Mohanbhai67377/
Moanbo671/
Moiyombai671/
Mohambeid671/
Mauhambad671/

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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 Moamba
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