Afumba Surname
Approximately 763 people bear this surname
Afumba Surname Definition:
Afumba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: when they plan. When a group of people converge to plan evil.
Afumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 752 | 1:98,244 | 11,070 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Afumba (80) may also be a first name.
Afumba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Afumba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: when they plan. When a group of people converge to plan evil.
Afumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afumba is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afumba? popularity and diffusion
Afumba is the 446,740th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name Afumba is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afumba live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Afumba is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 80 people.
The surname Afumba is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 752 people, or 1 in 98,244. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afoumba | 92 | 296 | / |
| Gafumba | 92 | 15 | / |
| Afutemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Efumba | 83 | 27 | / |
| Afumbe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Ofumba | 83 | 16 | / |
| Afumva | 83 | 4 | / |
| Afumbo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Afomba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afumbi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Afoumbi | 77 | 696 | / |
| Afoumbe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Afumbeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gafumbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gafumwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afumber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Efoumba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Affumwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afumwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afoumbou | 71 | 89 | / |
| Affoumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Affumwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ofumbi | 67 | 1,031 | / |
| Efimba | 67 | 201 | / |
| Ofumbo | 67 | 178 | / |
| Ofomba | 67 | 144 | / |
| Afunwa | 67 | 138 | / |
| Afombo | 67 | 131 | / |
| Afombe | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ofumbe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Afombi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Affuembey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Efumbo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ofunba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Affoumbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afeumbouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afunva | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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