Mwaamba Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwaamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2351:67,4465,952
Zimbabwe1451:106,47114,772
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mwaamba (123) may also be a first name.

Mwaamba Last Name Facts

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

Mwaamba is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mwaamba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 716,247th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaamba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 123 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 67,446. In Zambia Mwaamba is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 68 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live and North-Western Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 36 percent live and Namibia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwahamba9323/
Mwamba92369,694/
Mwambay863,740/
Mwambai86290/
Mwaambi8677/
Mwaimba8669/
Mwambaj8621/
Mwamboa8615/
Mwaumba8610/
Mwambaa866/
Mwammba865/
Mwamb'a864/
Mwaambo864/
Mwaymba861/
Mwaemba861/
Mwambea861/
Mwambau861/
Mwanmba861/
Mwambaja80275/
Mwatimba807/
Mwambuha806/
Mwambass805/
Mwaumbea801/
Muahamba801/
M'Mwamba801/
Muamba77109,128/
Mbamba7718,648/
Mwambi776,702/
Mwambe775,843/
Mwemba774,376/
Mwambo772,758/
Mvamba771,162/
Mwomba77470/
Mwanba77382/
Mwamby774/
Mwaisemba751,548/
Mwaisimba75183/
Mweemba7166,606/
Mwambui711,177/
Muambay71111/
Mwambuo7194/
Mwambuy7175/
Mbambai7128/
M'Bamba7125/
Mbhamba7111/
Mbambau714/
Mwaumbe713/
Mmbamba713/
Mbambay712/
Mwaimbe712/
Mwamboi712/
M'Wemba712/
Muambaz711/
Muamnba711/
Mwanmbo711/
Mwoemba711/
Mwembai711/
Mwambos711/
Mwanbai711/
Mmwambo711/
Mwambie711/
Mbaambe711/
Mbambha711/
Mwambeu711/
Mwambije671,546/
Mwasembe67294/
Mwatembo67201/
Mwasembo67128/
Mwatembe678/
Mwatimbo671/
Muambaya671/
Mbamba'a671/
Muahambe671/
Mweembaa671/

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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 Mwaamba
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