Mpomba Surname

303,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Uganda991:394,33624,810
Zimbabwe841:183,78921,931
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Mpomba (22) may also be a first name.

Mpomba Last Name Facts

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

Mpomba occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpomba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpomba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpomba is the 303,386th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,830,037 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpomba reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 22 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Not including Malawi Mpomba exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpoumba9212/
Mpemba8349,650/
Mpombo838,626/
Mpamba834,089/
Mpumba83725/
Mpomwa83321/
Mpombi8386/
Mpombe8332/
Mponba831/
Mphamba773,596/
Mpfumba77331/
Mphemba77184/
Mphombo77105/
M'Pemba7717/
Mpambai779/
Mpembah773/
Mbpamba773/
Mpoumbo772/
Mpombou772/
M'Pamba772/
Mphumba772/
Mpambah771/
Mpambha771/
Mpeemba771/
Mpaamba771/
Mpambaa771/
Bomba7328,558/
Vomba732/
Mpatemba7122/
Mponimpa7115/
Mpoumbou715/
Mpfoumbo712/
Mpoumbot711/
Boumba677,065/
Bombay671,818/
Mpambi67943/
Mpumbe67776/
Mpambe67610/
Mpambo67601/
Bombai67553/
Mpamwa67472/
Mpumbi67447/
Boomba67441/
Bombas67316/
Bombaj67257/
Mpembo67177/
Bombač67128/
Bhomba67118/
Bomboa67110/
Bombea6793/
Bombat6786/
Bombau6782/
Bombad6766/
Bombaa6765/
Mpumbo6746/
Npemba6735/
Buomba6727/
Bombah6710/
Voumba677/
Mpanba673/
Bammba673/
Mpunba672/
Npombo672/
Bombaz671/
Mponwa671/
Npumba671/
Boymba671/
Mpomvo671/
Npamba671/
Npombi671/
Bommba671/
Boimba671/
Bosmba671/

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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 Mpomba
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