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 last name Mphamba is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mphamba is the 126,394th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,026,570 people. Mphamba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphamba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,451 people, or 1 in 4,961. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Mphamba
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