Mwambe Surname
Approximately 5,843 people bear this surname
Mwambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,379 | 1:12,090 | 1,572 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| DR Congo | 506 | 1:146,007 | 15,343 |
| Uganda | 204 | 1:191,369 | 15,594 |
| Zambia | 71 | 1:223,238 | 14,032 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwambe (164) may also be a first name.
Mwambe Demographics
Average Mwambe Salary in
South Africa
R 24,864
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mwambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwambe is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mwambe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 82,866th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,247,227 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambe live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 164 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,379 people, or 1 in 12,090. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 40 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 16 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Mwambe Last Name Statistics demography
Mwambe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.54% less than the national average, earning R 24,864 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaumbe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mwaimbe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mwambeu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwambie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwambea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwambije | 86 | 1,546 | / |
| Mwasembe | 86 | 294 | / |
| Mwatembe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mwaumbea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwamba | 83 | 369,694 | / |
| Mwembe | 83 | 15,680 | / |
| Mwambi | 83 | 6,702 | / |
| Mbambe | 83 | 2,092 | / |
| Mwombe | 83 | 1,717 | / |
| Muambe | 83 | 169 | / |
| Mvambe | 83 | 38 | / |
| Mwamby | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mwanbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwan'mbey | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwaitembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweembe | 77 | 3,927 | / |
| Mwambay | 77 | 3,740 | / |
| Mwambui | 77 | 1,177 | / |
| Mwaamba | 77 | 408 | / |
| Mwambai | 77 | 290 | / |
| Mwaambi | 77 | 77 | / |
| Mwambuy | 77 | 75 | / |
| Mwaimba | 77 | 69 | / |
| Mwambaj | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mwamboa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mwaumba | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwembei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mwambaa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mwammba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mbaimbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mwembee | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbambeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwamb'a | 77 | 4 | / |
| Muamber | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwoumbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwamboi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwaymba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwembie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muambeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbaambe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbambey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwambaja | 71 | 275 | / |
| Mwambuha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mhuhambe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbaihmbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbhambhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Mwamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muasembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muahambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muamba | 67 | 109,128 | / |
| Mbambi | 67 | 38,880 | / |
| Muambi | 67 | 7,435 | / |
| Mbombe | 67 | 2,878 | / |
| Mvembe | 67 | 1,420 | / |
| Mvambi | 67 | 1,215 | / |
| Mvamba | 67 | 1,162 | / |
| Mwembi | 67 | 705 | / |
| Muombe | 67 | 552 | / |
| Mwomba | 67 | 470 | / |
| Mwanba | 67 | 382 | / |
| Muembe | 67 | 142 | / |
| Mbamby | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mvombe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mwombi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwanbi | 67 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Mwambe
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