Mwamba Surname

1,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwamba Surname Definition:

Mwamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a medicinal tree.

Mwamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo284,6281:26013
Zambia71,0471:22326
Tanzania8,5081:6,223803
Kenya3,4561:13,3621,648
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Uganda2101:185,90115,308
Zimbabwe1971:78,36711,515
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
England1551:359,47125,733
France1201:553,52375,172
Belgium961:119,75717,631
Canada681:541,84745,466
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Congo141:356,3649,454
Burundi91:1,089,428846
China81:170,915,1968,932
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Norway61:857,04855,549
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Swaziland41:324,550996
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwamba is a surname of the Luba-Lunda tribe, meaning: medicinal tree.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwamba Last Name Facts

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

Mwamba is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mwamba is the 1,452nd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,712 people. The last name Mwamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwamba reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 23,772nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 36,824 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 284,628 people, or 1 in 260. Other than The DR Congo Mwamba exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Mwamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwamba surname is predominantly Christian (93%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mwamba surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambay923,740/
Mwaamba92408/
Mwambai92290/
Mwaimba9269/
Mwambaj9221/
Mwamboa9215/
Mwaumba9210/
Mwambaa926/
Mwammba925/
Mwamb'a924/
Mwanmba921/
Mwambau921/
Mwaymba921/
Mwambea921/
Mwaemba921/
Mwambaja86275/
Mwahamba8623/
Mwatimba867/
Mwambuha866/
Mwambass865/
M'Mwamba861/
Mwaumbea861/
Muamba83109,128/
Mbamba8318,648/
Mwambi836,702/
Mwambe835,843/
Mwemba834,376/
Mwambo832,758/
Mvamba831,162/
Mwomba83470/
Mwanba83382/
Mwamby834/
Mwaisemba801,548/
Mwaisimba80183/
Mweemba7766,606/
Mwambui771,177/
Muambay77111/
Mwambuo7794/
Mwaambi7777/
Mwambuy7775/
Mbambai7728/
M'Bamba7725/
Mbhamba7711/
Mbambau774/
Mwaambo774/
Mwaumbe773/
Mmbamba773/
Mwaimbe772/
M'Wemba772/
Mwamboi772/
Mbambay772/
Mwanbai771/
Mwambie771/
Mmwambo771/
Muambaz771/
Muamnba771/
Mwanmbo771/
Mwoemba771/
Mwembai771/
Mwambos771/
Mwambeu771/
Mbambha771/
Mwambije711,546/
Mwasembe71294/
Mwatembo71201/
Mwasembo71128/
Mwatembe718/
Muahamba711/
Mbamba'a711/
Mweembaa711/
Mwatimbo711/
Muambaya711/
Mbambo6740,019/
Mbambi6738,880/
Mvemba6712,068/
Mwembo6711,020/
Mbomba678,364/
Muambi677,435/
Mbambe672,092/
Mwombe671,717/
Mvambi671,215/
Muomba67828/
Mvambo67815/
Muambo67338/
Muemba67250/
Muambe67169/
Mwombo6796/
Mwaitembo6779/
Mbamby6756/
Mvambe6738/
Muanba6728/
Mvamva6725/
Mvomba675/
Mwombi674/
Mwan'mbey673/
Mwanbi672/
Mwaitembe671/
Mwanbe671/
Mwanbo671/

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