Mwaba Surname
Approximately 84,137 people bear this surname
Mwaba Surname Definition:
Mwaba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an ancestral spirit.
Mwaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 67,637 | 1:234 | 27 |
| DR Congo | 15,967 | 1:4,627 | 532 |
| Tanzania | 208 | 1:254,527 | 20,548 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Mwaba (5,486) may also be a first name.
Mwaba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwaba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an ancestral spirit.
Mwaba is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: fox.
Mwaba Demographics
Average Mwaba Salary in
United States
$39,188 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mwaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwaba occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwaba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,724th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 86,615 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaba reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 90,679th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 5,486 people.
This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 67,637 people, or 1 in 234. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Luapula Province, where 23 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent reside and Northern Province, where 19 percent reside. Not including Zambia it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Mwaba Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mwaba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.56% more than the national average, earning R 319,764 per year and in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaaba | 91 | 585 | / |
| Mwaiba | 91 | 146 | / |
| Mwahba | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mmwaba | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwabay | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mwabaa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mwabha | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mwabau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mhwaba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwaeba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwayba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwabai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwabaha | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mbaba | 80 | 6,007 | / |
| Mwabi | 80 | 3,562 | / |
| Muaba | 80 | 709 | / |
| Mwabe | 80 | 591 | / |
| Mweba | 80 | 343 | / |
| Mwabo | 80 | 265 | / |
| Mvaba | 80 | 114 | / |
| Mwoba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mwaby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaibaja | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Baba | 73 | 421 | / |
| Mwabei | 73 | 108 | / |
| Mweeba | 73 | 97 | / |
| Mwaabi | 73 | 77 | / |
| Mwaibe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Mbabay | 73 | 33 | / |
| Mbabai | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mbhaba | 73 | 19 | / |
| Muabas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mbabha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mwabey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mwabho | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muabat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbaaba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muabad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Muabau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwaboi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Muabay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mwebay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmwabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbabaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwauby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwavha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvabaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvabai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwabio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muatba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaampe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mbhabha | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mwahave | 67 | 18 | / |
| Muhaeba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mwaampa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwobahe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mouhaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbabaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mvabaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muabaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muasbad | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwaba
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