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

The surname Munyambo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Munyambo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 767,694th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munyambo are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Munyambo is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 437,534. In Tanzania Munyambo is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live.

Munyambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Munyambo surname is primarily 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
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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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