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
The last name Mwambe is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 82,866th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,247,227 people. The surname Mwambe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambe reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 164 people.
Mwambe is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,379 people, or 1 in 12,090. In Tanzania Mwambe is mostly concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 40 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 16 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
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
- 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 Mwambe
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