Mwenba Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwenba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwenba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mwenba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwenba has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwenba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwenba reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent are found and Southern Province, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mweenba927/
Mwemba834,376/
Mwenbo8348/
Mbenba834/
Mwenbe832/
Mweemba7766,606/
M'Wemba772/
Mwoemba771/
Mwaemba771/
Muenbai771/
Muhenba771/
Mwembai771/
Mwembat771/
Mwmba7334/
Mwnva731/
Mwehemba71120/
Mweembaa711/
Mouhenba711/
Mbemba6741,953/
Mwembe6715,680/
Mwembo6711,020/
Mwimba678,352/
Mwembi67705/
Muemba67250/
Mbenwa67227/
Mwemwa6797/
Mbenbe6738/
Mbenbo6711/
Mbenua675/
Mwinbo674/
Mwinwa671/
Mwinbi671/
Muinba671/

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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 Mwenba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis