Mphamba Surname

126,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mphamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,4511:4,961692
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Mphamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphamba is found most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mphamba is the 126,394th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,026,570 people. The last name Mphamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphamba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,451 people, or 1 in 4,961. Apart from Malawi Mphamba occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Mphamba Last Name Statistics demography

Mphamba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.65% less than the national average, earning R 136,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpamba924,089/
Mphambo86337/
Mphemba86184/
Mphambe8610/
Mpambai869/
Mbpamba863/
M'Pamba862/
Mpaamba861/
Mpambha861/
Mpambah861/
Mpambaa861/
Mpatemba8022/
Mphambho801/
Mpemba7749,650/
Mpomba771,250/
Mpambi77943/
Mpambe77610/
Mpambo77601/
Mpamwa77472/
Mfamba77218/
Bhamba77120/
Mpanba773/
Vhamba771/
Hbamba771/
Npamba771/
Mpaisimba751/
Mpambou711,179/
Bahamba71366/
Bhambad71151/
Mphombo71105/
Bhambha7134/
Bhambat7123/
M'Pemba7117/
Bhambay7113/
Mpoumba7112/
Mpembah713/
Mpaumby711/
Nphambo711/
Mpeemba711/
Mpaymbi711/
Mpambyo711/
Mphanbe711/
Bhambai711/
Mpambie711/
Bamba67408,294/
Mpambije671,612/
Vamba67791/
Bhambhat6716/
Bhambhah677/
Bhambhaj673/
Bhambhad673/
Bhambhau671/
Mpatimwa671/

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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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  • 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 Mphamba
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