Mwamba Surname
Approximately 369,694 people bear this surname
Mwamba Surname Definition:
Mwamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a medicinal tree.
Mwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 284,628 | 1:260 | 13 |
| Zambia | 71,047 | 1:223 | 26 |
| Tanzania | 8,508 | 1:6,223 | 803 |
| Kenya | 3,456 | 1:13,362 | 1,648 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| United States | 234 | 1:1,548,970 | 104,799 |
| Uganda | 210 | 1:185,901 | 15,308 |
| Zimbabwe | 197 | 1:78,367 | 11,515 |
| South Africa | 181 | 1:299,324 | 28,868 |
| England | 155 | 1:359,471 | 25,733 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Belgium | 96 | 1:119,757 | 17,631 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Mwamba (36,824) may also be a first name.
Mwamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a medicinal tree.
Mwamba is a surname of the Luba-Lunda tribe, meaning: medicinal tree.
Mwamba Demographics
Mwamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwamba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwamba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwamba is the 1,452nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,712 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamba live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 23,772nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 36,824 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 284,628 people, or 1 in 260. Besides The DR Congo Mwamba is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Mwamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwamba surname is primarily Christian (93%) in Kenya.
In The United States Mwamba are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mwamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.71% more than the national average, earning R 332,004 per year; in United States they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $36,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.06% less than the national average, earning $39,719 CAD per year.
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