Mulambwa Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mulambwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulambwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3081:51,4614,826
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mulambwa (299) may also be a first name.

Mulambwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulambwa is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulambwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 738,530th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulambwa reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 509,704th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 299 people.

The surname Mulambwa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 308 people, or 1 in 51,461. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 50 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 33 percent reside and Central Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgulambwa94340/
Mulambwwa941/
Mulombwa88661/
Mulembwa88486/
Mulambwe88160/
Mulampwa884/
Muilambwe82157/
Mullembwa822/
Mulombwe75612/
Molombwa7515/
Mulambbi751/
Mulembua751/
Mulanbwe751/
Milambua751/
Muilambue7168/
Molombway711/
Mulombuayi6727/
Mulompwe6349/
Milembua6321/
Mulombue631/
Milambvo631/
Mulompue501/

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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 Mulambwa
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