Mwambamba Surname

250,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwambamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwambamba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0261:72,0078,423
Tanzania4601:115,09011,049
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwambamba (623) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mwambamba Demographics

Mwambamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mwambamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwambamba occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250,640th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,606,540 people. The surname Mwambamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambamba reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mwambamba is also the 333,939th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 623 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,026 people, or 1 in 72,007. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Mwambamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mwambamba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwambambe89204/
Mwembamba89166/
Mbambamba89150/
Mwambemba8998/
Muambamba8982/
Mwambomba8941/
Mwambombo7822/
Muambomba781/
Mwambembo781/
Mwambombi781/
Mwachimbombo679/
Muambombo672/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mwambamba
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