Mweemba Surname

8,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia66,5141:23828
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England211:2,653,24194,788
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Namibia31:803,13415,170
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

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Mwemba924,376/
Mweembe863,927/
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Mweenba867/
M'Wemba862/
Mwembai861/
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Mwaemba861/
Mwmba8334/
Mweember801/
Muheemba801/
Mwamba77369,694/
Mbemba7741,953/
Mwembe7715,680/
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Mwembo7711,020/
Mwimba778,352/
Mwembi77705/
Mwomba77470/
Muemba77250/
Mwenba774/
Mwambay713,740/
Mwaamba71408/
Mwambai71290/
M'Bemba71233/
Mwaimba7169/
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Mwembei719/
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Mwembou711/
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Mwambea711/
Mwaymba711/
Mwember711/
Mwembes711/
Mwambau711/
Mbeembe711/
Mbembay711/
Mwemboh711/
Mwembui711/
Mbemmba711/
Mwahamba6723/
Mouhemba676/
M'Mwamba671/
Mouembas671/
Mbmba671/
Muhiemba671/
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