Mpambuka Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Mpambuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 182 | 1:290,888 | 22,561 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpambuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpambuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpambuka is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpambuka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,257,535th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpambuka live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 290,888. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 62 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 37 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphambuka | 94 | 2 | / |
| Bambuka | 80 | 69 | / |
| Mpamboke | 75 | 23 | / |
| Bambouka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mpomboka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bambukha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Basimbuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpambokeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batimbuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamboka | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bambuko | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bambuca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vamvuka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vamvouka | 63 | 153 | / |
| Bambuscay | 59 | 5 | / |
| Bambuscai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bomboka | 53 | 1,156 | / |
| Bamboko | 53 | 75 | / |
| Bambuco | 53 | 3 | / |
| Bombokka | 50 | 89 | / |
| Bonvouka | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bombooka | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Mpambuka
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