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

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

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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  • 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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