Muhambe Surname
Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname
Muhambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,050 | 1:43,981 | 4,563 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Muhambe (114) may also be a first name.
Muhambe Demographics
Average Muhambe Salary in
South Africa
R 65,916
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Muhambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muhambe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhambe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muhambe is the 320,056th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,239,337 people. The surname Muhambe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhambe are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muhambe is also the 877,214th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 114 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 43,981. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 30 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Muhambe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Muhambe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.26% less than the national average, earning R 65,916 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhuhambe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Muhambi | 86 | 1,374 | / |
| Muhombe | 86 | 427 | / |
| Mouambe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mhuhambi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mujyamber | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mouamba | 71 | 1,534 | / |
| Muyombe | 71 | 1,269 | / |
| Muhombi | 71 | 115 | / |
| Mihombe | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mihambi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mujombe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mouambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mauamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muiyamba | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mouhomba | 67 | 52 | / |
| Mmuuamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujjamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouombehe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mouhoumba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muyombi | 57 | 6,511 | / |
| Muyomba | 57 | 6,042 | / |
| Mujomba | 57 | 127 | / |
| Mujombi | 57 | 34 | / |
| Mujjomba | 53 | 6 | / |
| Muyombyi | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Muhambe
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