Mukambi Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mukambi Surname Definition:

Mukambi is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: waterbuck.

Mukambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Zimbabwe3501:44,1096,785
Kenya3301:139,93911,339
Zambia1411:112,4118,739
Uganda401:975,98242,738
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mukambi (119) may also be a first name.

Mukambi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mukambi is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: waterbuck.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukambi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: we are thankful.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mukambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mukambi occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukambi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,294th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,897,544 people. The surname Mukambi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukambi live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most frequent first name in the world, held by 119 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 22 percent live.

Mukambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moukambi931,080/
Mukhambi9316/
Mukamboi931/
Mouckambi88253/
Mukaimbio8812/
Mukhambhi881/
Mukamba8616,384/
Mukombi86653/
Mokambi86402/
Mukembi86350/
Mukambe86248/
Mikambi86110/
Mucambi864/
Muikamba80451/
Moukamba80123/
Moukembi8074/
Mukuimbi8027/
Mukhamba8023/
Mukambea8021/
Moukombi8015/
Mukaamba804/
Mokhambi801/
Mokambie801/
Mukanbai801/
Mukambaa801/
Muikambe801/
Mukhembi801/
Mukhambe801/
Mukhombi801/
Mukomboi801/
Moukoumbi751,299/
Mukhanbai751/
Mucambe7119,822/
Mukombe714,038/
Mukembe713,728/
Mukomba712,214/
Mokamba712,083/
Mikembi711,776/
Mokombi71242/
Mokambe71184/
Mikombi7135/
Mucamba7130/
Mukanba714/
Mouckoumbi712/
Mikambe712/
Mukhomba6754/
Mokombai6718/
Mukanbay6717/
Mukhombe6711/
Mukhembe674/
Muckembe674/
Moukembe673/
Mokhamba672/
Moukomba672/
Mucamber671/
Mukoomba671/
Mikombai671/
Mukombee671/
Mukoombe671/
Muukombe671/
Muskombe671/
Muikanba671/
Muikomba671/
Mokhambe671/
Mokhombi671/
Moukemby671/

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