Mwambe Surname

82,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,3791:12,0901,572
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
DR Congo5061:146,00715,343
Uganda2041:191,36915,594
Zambia711:223,23814,032
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mwambe (164) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaumbe923/
Mwaimbe922/
Mwambeu921/
Mwambie921/
Mwambea921/
Mwambije861,546/
Mwasembe86294/
Mwatembe868/
Mwaumbea861/
Mwamba83369,694/
Mwembe8315,680/
Mwambi836,702/
Mbambe832,092/
Mwombe831,717/
Muambe83169/
Mvambe8338/
Mwamby834/
Mwanbe831/
Mwan'mbey803/
Mwaitembe801/
Mweembe773,927/
Mwambay773,740/
Mwambui771,177/
Mwaamba77408/
Mwambai77290/
Mwaambi7777/
Mwambuy7775/
Mwaimba7769/
Mwambaj7721/
Mwamboa7715/
Mwaumba7710/
Mwembei779/
Mwambaa776/
Mwammba775/
Mbaimbe775/
Mwembee774/
Mbambeh774/
Mwamb'a774/
Muamber772/
Mwoumbe772/
Mwamboi772/
Mwaymba771/
Mwembie771/
Mwanmba771/
Muambeh771/
Mbaambe771/
Mbambey771/
Mwambaja71275/
Mwambuha716/
Mhuhambe714/
Mbaihmbe714/
Mbhambhe711/
M'Mwamba711/
Muasembe711/
Muahambe711/
Muamba67109,128/
Mbambi6738,880/
Muambi677,435/
Mbombe672,878/
Mvembe671,420/
Mvambi671,215/
Mvamba671,162/
Mwembi67705/
Muombe67552/
Mwomba67470/
Mwanba67382/
Muembe67142/
Mbamby6756/
Mvombe6736/
Mwombi674/
Mwanbi672/

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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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