Mulemba Surname

39,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,466 people bear this surname

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

Mulemba Surname Definition:

Mulemba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: an indegenous tree famous for producing a certain milky substance that is used to trap birds.

Mulemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9,3041:7,941984
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Zambia6361:24,9212,652
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Uganda1511:258,53819,000
Kenya981:471,22324,622
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England51:11,143,612252,590
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Mulemba (1,681) may also be a first name.

Mulemba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulemba is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: an indegenous tree famous for producing a certain milky substance that is used to trap birds.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulemba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: rubber tree.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulemba Last Name Facts

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

Mulemba is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulemba? popularity and diffusion

Mulemba is the 39,029th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 541,181 people. Mulemba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulemba are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mulemba is also the 187,744th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 1,681 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 9,304 people, or 1 in 7,941. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 19 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.

Mulemba Last Name Statistics demography

Mulemba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.16% less than the national average, earning R 118,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moulemba9331/
Mulmba9248/
Mulamba8659,615/
Mulomba8612,228/
Mulimba866,228/
Milemba866,072/
Molemba862,063/
Mulemwa861,535/
Mulembe861,153/
Mulembo86974/
Mulembi86699/
Mulenba865/
Mullembach824/
Muilomba8021/
Mullamba8010/
Muhlamba8010/
Moulembé808/
Mulembet804/
Mulambah804/
Molembea804/
Moulembe803/
Muliamba802/
Mulyomba802/
Maulamba801/
Mileimba801/
Mutlimba801/
Mulyamba801/
Mulaamba801/
Mulombaa801/
Meulmbay801/
Mileamba801/
Mulomb'a801/
Mulombay801/
Muluimba801/
Mulambay801/
Mulemwaa801/
Muulamba801/
Miloemba801/
Mulmbi771/
Moleambai7534/
Maulenbai754/
M'Mulimba754/
Mullemwah751/
Muslimbai751/
Mullambha751/
Moleambay751/
M'Mulamba751/
Mulenbach750/
Mulimbi7113,437/
Mulambo715,343/
Mulombo714,320/
Milomba711,988/
Milamba711,223/
Molembi71891/
Molembe71803/
Mullenbach71776/
Milembo71572/
Mulemvo71356/
Milimba71267/
Mulimbo71169/
Molembo71128/
Molimba7176/
Mulimwa7144/
Muhlenbach7137/
Milenba7121/
Mulimbe717/
Mulenwa714/
Mulmbet711/
Mulinba711/
Mulnbas711/
Mulenbauch710/
Mulomboi67166/
Moulombo67120/
Mulimbiy6775/
Moleambi6755/
Mulomboy6722/
Moulemvo6717/
Maulambo6710/
Molembou675/
Mulyombe674/
Molimbai673/
Moliembe671/
Mulujmbi671/
Mulyombo671/
Muilambo671/
Muhlambo671/
Moulimbi671/
Mullenby670/
Mullenbauch670/

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