Mpambe Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Tanzania2031:260,79620,874
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mpambe (62) may also be a first name.

Mpambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpambe has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpambe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 530,215th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. The surname Mpambe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpambe are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 62 people.

The surname Mpambe is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphambe9210/
Mpaembe921/
Mpambie921/
Mpambije861,612/
Mpembe8323,159/
Mpamba834,089/
Mpambi83943/
Mpombe8332/
Mpamwe834/
Mpanbe831/
Mphamba773,596/
Mpembee77498/
Mphembe7714/
Mpambai779/
M'Pembe774/
Mbpamba773/
M'Pamba772/
Mpambaa771/
Mphanbe771/
Mpaamba771/
Mpambha771/
Mpambyo771/
Mpaymbi771/
Mpembie771/
Mpaumby771/
Bambe737,100/
Vambe736,150/
Bamber677,299/
Baambe672,117/
Mpomba671,250/
Mpembi67687/
Mpamwa67472/
Bhambe67265/
Bambey67233/
Bambie67219/
Mpombi6786/
Bambei6762/
Bambea6727/
Vhambe6726/
Bambes6722/
Beambe6716/
Baimbe6712/
Vambee676/
Bambeh675/
Bahmbe675/
Vanmbe674/
Vambea674/
Baumbe673/
Bambet673/
Mpanba673/
Vaimbe672/
Bambeu672/
Bambed671/
Bambee671/
Baïmbe671/
Npamba671/
Banmbe671/
Mpembè671/

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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
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  • 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 Mpambe
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