Munyambo Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munyambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Munyambo Last Name Facts

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

Munyambo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyambo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 767,694th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Munyambo live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Munyambo is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania Munyambo is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found.

Munyambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Munyambo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Munyambo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.15% less than the national average, earning R 208,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyamba88825/
Munyombo8857/
Munhambo884/
Monyambo883/
Munyambat821/
Mounyombo821/
Monyombo7527/
Muniamba7527/
Munjamba7525/
Monyamba751/
Munyomba751/
Munjombo751/
Munhamba751/
Munyawa6797/
Munyewa6713/
Munjomba638/
Muinyawa631/
Munyomwa631/
Munyanwa631/
Mungnonbo59147/
Monjomboy593/
Mungnonboo564/
Muniosemba561/
Monyewa531/
Munhanwa507/

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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
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  • 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 Munyambo
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