Muwamba Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muwamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muwamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Zambia2271:69,8236,108
Zimbabwe1531:100,90414,195
Uganda531:736,59036,183
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States71:51,779,848968,877
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080

Muwamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muwamba is found most frequently in Malawi. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Muwamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muwamba? popularity and diffusion

Muwamba is the 315,325th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,123,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muwamba live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Barring Malawi Muwamba is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Muwamba Last Name Statistics demography

Muwamba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.24% less than the national average, earning R 130,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mujwamba938/
Mauwamba931/
Muswambaa881/
Mubamba862,608/
Muwomba86702/
Muwemba86261/
Muwambi86125/
Muvamba8653/
Muwambe8628/
Muwambo8623/
Mowamba863/
Musuamba8012,678/
Moubamba802,303/
Muvhamba8093/
Muweemba802/
Muswanba801/
Muswambo801/
Muswambi801/
Mubambay801/
Musvamba801/
Mushuamba754/
Mubambe716,987/
Mubambi71424/
Muvemba71419/
Mubambo71224/
Muwombi71143/
Mubomba7186/
Mowomba7185/
Muvambo7145/
Muvambi7115/
Muwombe7110/
Miwambo717/
Muwembo715/
Mivamba715/
Muwombo712/
Muvambe712/
Mowambo711/
Mowanba711/
Muvhambe676/
Musuambo671/
Moubambo671/
Musvambe671/

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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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  • 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 Muwamba
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