Mweemba Surname
Approximately 66,606 people bear this surname
Mweemba Surname Definition:
Mweemba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: the cloth (Chitenge) which is wrapped around a woman's stomach after childbirth.
Mweemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 66,514 | 1:238 | 28 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mweemba (3,408) may also be a first name.
Mweemba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mweemba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: the cloth (Chitenge) which is wrapped around a woman's stomach after childbirth.
Mweemba Demographics
Average Mweemba Salary in
United States
$37,400 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mweemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mweemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mweemba is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweemba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,548th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 109,413 people. The surname Mweemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweemba are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 121,966th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 3,408 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 66,514 people, or 1 in 238. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 50 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent are found and Central Province, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Mweemba Last Name Statistics demography
Mweemba earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwehemba | 93 | 120 | / |
| Mweembaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mwemba | 92 | 4,376 | / |
| Mweembe | 86 | 3,927 | / |
| Mweembo | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mweenba | 86 | 7 | / |
| M'Wemba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwembai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwoemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwembat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwmba | 83 | 34 | / |
| Mweember | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muheemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwamba | 77 | 369,694 | / |
| Mbemba | 77 | 41,953 | / |
| Mwembe | 77 | 15,680 | / |
| Mvemba | 77 | 12,068 | / |
| Mwembo | 77 | 11,020 | / |
| Mwimba | 77 | 8,352 | / |
| Mwembi | 77 | 705 | / |
| Mwomba | 77 | 470 | / |
| Muemba | 77 | 250 | / |
| Mwenba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwambay | 71 | 3,740 | / |
| Mwaamba | 71 | 408 | / |
| Mwambai | 71 | 290 | / |
| M'Bemba | 71 | 233 | / |
| Mwaimba | 71 | 69 | / |
| M'Vemba | 71 | 45 | / |
| Mwambaj | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mwembei | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mwambaa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mveimba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mouemba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mwammba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbembea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwembee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwamb'a | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwembou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwembie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaymba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwember | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwembes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbeembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbembay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwemboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwembui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbemmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwahamba | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mouhemba | 67 | 6 | / |
| M'Mwamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouembas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhiemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
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