Mphambano Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mphambano Surname Definition:
Mphambano is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a person who is different from others. A child who exhibits different traits from his / her siblings.
Mphambano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mphambano (577) may also be a first name.
Mphambano Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mphambano is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: a person who is different from others. A child who exhibits different traits from his / her siblings.
Mphambano is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that is born at a time when the community is having many differences and feuds.
Mphambano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphambano Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mphambano is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphambano? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mphambano is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Mphambano occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphambano live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mphambano is also the 348,718th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 577 people.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 50 percent are found and Western Cape, where 50 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mphambano exists in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpambano | 94 | 8 | / |
| Mphamban | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mphambane | 89 | 84 | / |
| Mphambani | 89 | 80 | / |
| Mphambana | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mphambanya | 84 | 132 | / |
| Maphambana | 84 | 6 | / |
| Maphambane | 84 | 4 | / |
| Maphambani | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mpambana | 82 | 37 | / |
| Mpambanga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mphombani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mphambeni | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mphembane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mvambanu | 71 | 147 | / |
| Mvambani | 71 | 68 | / |
| Mpamvana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mfambana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafambane | 67 | 113 | / |
| Mafambana | 67 | 48 | / |
| Muvambani | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Vambani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mivambanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mfamobani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphombeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafombana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafambani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafumbane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvuambani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavambanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mavambani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpfombaina | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mpomvana | 59 | 6 | / |
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Footnotes
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