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

Mwemba is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mwemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwemba? popularity and diffusion

Mwemba is the 106,765th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,665,344 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwemba are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 312,842nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 698 people.

It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 8,796. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 31 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live and Southern Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Zambia Mwemba exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Mwemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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