Mukwamba Surname
Approximately 2,391 people bear this surname
Mukwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,357 | 1:11,680 | 1,351 |
| DR Congo | 835 | 1:88,479 | 10,091 |
| Zimbabwe | 157 | 1:98,333 | 13,887 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mukwamba (143) may also be a first name.
Mukwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mukwamba is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukwamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mukwamba is the 178,592nd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,047,907 people. Mukwamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukwamba live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mukwamba is also the 772,378th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 143 people.
The last name Mukwamba is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,357 people, or 1 in 11,680. In Zambia Mukwamba is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 38 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent are found and Central Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munkwamba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mukwemba | 88 | 2,577 | / |
| Mikwamba | 88 | 1,702 | / |
| Mukwambo | 88 | 926 | / |
| Mugwamba | 88 | 252 | / |
| Mukuamba | 88 | 226 | / |
| Mukwambi | 88 | 76 | / |
| Mukwanba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mukwachimba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mukhwambo | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mukuambay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mokwambay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mokwambai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moukwambe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mukweemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mugwambau | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mugwambaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mukuambaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mugwambi | 75 | 389 | / |
| Mokwambe | 75 | 63 | / |
| Mukuambi | 75 | 52 | / |
| Mukwembo | 75 | 40 | / |
| Muguamba | 75 | 39 | / |
| Mukuemba | 75 | 36 | / |
| Mugwambe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mugwambo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Micwamba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mikwemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokuamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukuanba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mungwambe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Munguamba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mokgwambe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mungwambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moekwambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukuatembo | 67 | 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
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- 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 Mukwamba
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