Cognomen Makamba (Makamba 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common last name. The family name Makamba is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zimbabwe, where it is quite a common surname, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare surname, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Makamba is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Makamba | Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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james makamba Zimbabwean pioneer, ZW (b. 1952) |
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january makamba Tanzanian politician, TZ (b. 1974) |
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| abbé makamba Congolese priest and songwriter, FR (b. 1953) |
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| yusuf makamba Tanzanian politician, TZ |
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| babbington b. makamba Ph.D. Rhodes University 1993 |
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| salome wycliffe makamba Tanzanian politician, TZ (b. 1987) |
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| zororo makamba Zimbabwean journalist, ZW (b. 1990) |
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Mr, Moses, Mbuyi, Mwita, Mgeni, Salum, Sarah, Saidi, Simon, Simba, Sipho, Sihle, Anita, Abdul, Amina, Aviwe, Bonga, Brian, Kanya, Khosi, Kulwa, Peter, Marco, Maria, Zizi, Inga, Ray, Iva, Said, Sisa, Seif, Soud, Alex, Alli, Anna, Ruth, Phiwo, Daud, Gary, John, Joan, Joel, Jean, Juma, Tony, Elam, Vida, Vuyo, Dieu, and Phelo