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 last name Mwambamba is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwambamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwambamba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 250,640th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,606,540 people. The surname Mwambamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambamba are found; 65 percent are found in Central Africa and 65 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mwambamba is also the 333,939th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 623 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,026 people, or 1 in 72,007. Aside from The DR Congo Mwambamba exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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 last name is predominantly 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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