Mufwamba Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mufwamba Surname Definition:

Mufwamba is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: root (of a tree).

Mufwamba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia561:283,03416,318
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mufwamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mufwamba is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: root (of a tree).

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Mufwamba Last Name Facts

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

Mufwamba occurs most in Zambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mufwamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mufwamba are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mufwamba is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 283,034. In Zambia Mufwamba is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zambia Mufwamba occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mubwamba881/
Mufuamba881/
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Mufuambe751/
Muvwambi751/
Muvwambo751/
Mifwembo6321/
Mubvambi631/
Mubuambe631/
Muvuemba631/
Mubvanwa501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mufwamba
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