Mumbwa Surname
Approximately 390 people bear this surname
Mumbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zambia | 55 | 1:288,180 | 16,490 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Mumbwa (155) may also be a first name.
Mumbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mumbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mumbwa occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mumbwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 739,868th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. The surname Mumbwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mumbwa live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 738,219th most numerous first name globally, held by 155 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Zambia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgumbwa | 92 | 198 | / |
| Muumbwa | 92 | 99 | / |
| Maumbwa | 92 | 60 | / |
| Moumbwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Muimbwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Munmbwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mhumbwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mumbua | 83 | 18,352 | / |
| Mombwa | 83 | 506 | / |
| Mumbwe | 83 | 296 | / |
| Mimbwa | 83 | 55 | / |
| Mumbwi | 83 | 34 | / |
| Mumpwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mumbba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mumbva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muchimbwa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Mussembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muisimbwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutemnbwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutembwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maumbwe | 77 | 92 | / |
| Mhombwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mhumbwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muimbwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mumbuay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mumbuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgumbwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muumbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mumbweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahumbwe | 71 | 45 | / |
| Mutembua | 71 | 21 | / |
| M'Mombwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mutinbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutimpwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutimbua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musimbua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maummbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mombwi | 67 | 157 | / |
| Mombwe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Mombua | 67 | 63 | / |
| Mumbue | 67 | 21 | / |
| Munbua | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mimbua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mumbui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mumpwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mumbuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mumpwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mumpwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mumvua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchimbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munvwa | 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
- 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 Mumbwa
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