Mulamba Surname

9,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mulamba Surname Definition:

Mulamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a flooded place.

Mulamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo56,3211:1,312115
Zambia9761:16,2401,825
Kenya9151:50,4705,133
Uganda6521:59,8766,957
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Namibia561:43,0255,619
United States541:6,712,202314,667
France461:1,443,972140,296
England271:2,063,63279,942
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mulamba (4,461) may also be a first name.

Mulamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a flooded place.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulamba (Russian: Муламба) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulamba? popularity and diffusion

Mulamba is the 9,484th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 122,243 people. The surname Mulamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulamba reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mulamba is also the 103,107th most widespread given name globally, held by 4,461 people.

The surname Mulamba is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 56,321 people, or 1 in 1,312. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Mulamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mulamba surname is principally Christian (94%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mulamba last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Mulamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.37% more than the national average, earning R 516,552 per year; in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $44,665 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mulamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulamba in the Russian language
Муламбаmulamba-

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