Mwansambo Surname

244,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mwansambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwansambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,6211:10,5611,629
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mwansambo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwansambo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mwansambo is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwansambo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 244,515th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,473,632 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwansambo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 10,561. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwansembo89674/
Mwanzambo8921/
Mwamsambo894/
Mwansamba893/
Mwamsamba782/
Mbansamba781/
Mwamsombo781/
Mwandjamba741/
Mwamsomba671/
Mwanjomba671/
Muanzemba5689/
Mvamzamba561/

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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 Mwansambo
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