Mwemba Surname

106,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,8021:8,7961,029
DR Congo1,2181:60,6567,230
Tanzania4481:118,17311,315
Kenya4041:114,3079,708
Zimbabwe3021:51,1207,783
Namibia1581:15,2492,776
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mwemba (698) may also be a first name.

Mwemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwemba occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwemba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106,765th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,665,344 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 698 people.

The last name Mwemba is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 8,796. In Zambia Mwemba is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 31 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside and Southern Province, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Zambia Mwemba is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Mwemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweemba9266,606/
M'Wemba922/
Mwembat921/
Mwembai921/
Mwoemba921/
Mwaemba921/
Mwmba9134/
Mwehemba86120/
Mweembaa861/
Mwamba83369,694/
Mbemba8341,953/
Mwembe8315,680/
Mvemba8312,068/
Mwembo8311,020/
Mwimba838,352/
Mwembi83705/
Mwomba83470/
Muemba83250/
Mwenba834/
Mweembe773,927/
Mwambay773,740/
Mwaamba77408/
Mwambai77290/
M'Bemba77233/
Mwaimba7769/
M'Vemba7745/
Mwambaj7721/
Mweembo7713/
Mwembei779/
Mweenba777/
Mveimba776/
Mouemba776/
Mwambaa776/
Mwammba775/
Mwamb'a774/
Mwembee774/
Mbembea774/
Mbembay771/
Mwambau771/
Mwembes771/
Mwember771/
Mwaymba771/
Mwambea771/
Mwemboh771/
Mwembou771/
Mwembui771/
Mwembie771/
Mbemmba771/
Mbmba731/
Mwmbe731/
Mwahamba7123/
Mouhemba716/
M'Mwamba711/
Muheemba711/
Mouembas711/
Mweember711/
Muhiemba711/
Mbembe6721,582/
Mbembo6710,017/
Mwimbi675,722/
Mbimba674,733/
Muembo673,057/
Muimba673,034/
Mwambo672,758/
Mwimbe671,827/
Mbembi671,565/
Mvembe671,420/
Mvamba671,162/
Mwimbo67350/
Mvimba67280/
Muembi67169/
Muembe67142/
Mwombo6796/
Mwenbo6748/
Mvembi6710/
Mvomba675/
Mwenbe672/
Mvembo672/
Mbembé671/
Mbemva671/
Mwemve671/

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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 Mwemba
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