Myamba Surname

115,905th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Myamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,7541:14,1031,837
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Myamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Myamba is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myamba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 115,905th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,830,582 people. The last name Myamba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Myamba live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,754 people, or 1 in 14,103. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 61 percent live, Iringa Region, where 12 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Myamba Last Name Statistics demography

Myamba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.97% less than the national average, earning R 85,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myamboa921/
Muiyamba86116/
Maiyamba8640/
Myambo833,677/
Miamba831,091/
Mjamba83930/
Myambi83100/
Myomba8319/
Myambe8310/
Myanba832/
Meamba831/
Mahayamba801/
Muyomba776,042/
Mayomba77394/
Majomba77345/
Moyomba7795/
Mihamba7729/
Mehamba7719/
Myanbah7715/
Miambai7713/
Meyomba779/
Myanbaz778/
Myambho776/
Myambee774/
Miambea772/
Miammba771/
Myanbai771/
M'Yambo771/
Mioamba771/
Myambos771/
Miambay771/
Majjamba714/
Maiyanba712/
Miahumba712/
Mujjamba711/
Mayombai711/
Maiyambe711/
Muyyambo711/
Miambo6732,612/
Myombe676,880/
Mjomba673,716/
Myombo671,074/
Miambi67408/
Miambe67287/
Mjambe67173/
Miomba67127/
Myamve6715/
Meambo6710/
Miamby673/
Mjambi672/
Maiyanmbe671/
Mjambo671/
Mujyamber671/
Myanbo671/
Miambeaux671/
Moiyombai671/
Meambi671/

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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 Myamba
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