Mulubwa Surname

27,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mulubwa Surname Definition:

Mulubwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: stranger.

Mulubwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia11,4641:1,383192
DR Congo8,2771:8,9261,107
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mulubwa (1,120) may also be a first name.

Mulubwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulubwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: stranger.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulubwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: someone who returns after a long absence.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulubwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: someone who returns after a long absence.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulubwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulubwa occurs most in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mulubwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulubwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mulubwa is the 27,211th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 368,971 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulubwa live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mulubwa is also the 238,240th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 1,120 people.

The surname Mulubwa is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 11,464 people, or 1 in 1,383. In Zambia Mulubwa is most frequent in: Luapula Province, where 53 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulibwa86295/
Mulubwe86162/
Mulubua8655/
Mulobwa8655/
Mulupwa8638/
Molubwa8625/
Milubwa864/
Mulumpwa80289/
Mulumphwa751/
Mulubuayi751/
Mulobwe7157/
Mulupwe7134/
Mulobua711/
Mulubbe711/
Milibwa711/
Mulumpwe6721/
Mulobue5727/
Mulupuo571/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mulubwa
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