Mwemba Surname
Approximately 4,376 people bear this surname
Mwemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,802 | 1:8,796 | 1,029 |
| DR Congo | 1,218 | 1:60,656 | 7,230 |
| Tanzania | 448 | 1:118,173 | 11,315 |
| Kenya | 404 | 1:114,307 | 9,708 |
| Zimbabwe | 302 | 1:51,120 | 7,783 |
| Namibia | 158 | 1:15,249 | 2,776 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mwemba (698) may also be a first name.
Mwemba Demographics
Mwemba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwemba is most common in Zambia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwemba? popularity and diffusion
Mwemba is the 106,765th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,665,344 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwemba reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 312,842nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 698 people.
The last name Mwemba is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,802 people, or 1 in 8,796. In Zambia Mwemba is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 31 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent are found and Southern Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Zambia this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.
Mwemba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mwemba earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mwemba
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