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 has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mweemba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mweemba is the 8,548th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 109,413 people. The last name Mweemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mweemba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 121,966th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 3,408 people.
The last name Mweemba is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 66,514 people, or 1 in 238. In Zambia Mweemba is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 50 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent reside and Central Province, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Zambia Mweemba is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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