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

Mukambi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukambi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,294th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,897,544 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukambi live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mukambi is also the 856,040th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 119 people.

The surname Mukambi is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 22 percent live.

Mukambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mukambi surname is primarily 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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