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 can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwambe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwambe is the 82,866th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,247,227 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwambe are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mwambe is also the 715,247th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 164 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,379 people, or 1 in 12,090. In Tanzania Mwambe is mostly found 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. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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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