Muzyamba Surname

44,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muzyamba Surname Definition:

Muzyamba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: hyena clan.

Muzyamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia11,7901:1,344188
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Muzyamba (185) may also be a first name.

Muzyamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Muzyamba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: hyena clan.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Muzyamba Last Name Facts

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

Muzyamba is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muzyamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,034th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 617,536 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muzyamba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Muzyamba is also the 669,105th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 185 people.

The surname Muzyamba is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 11,790 people, or 1 in 1,344. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 72 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent live and Central Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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