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
Afumba occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afumba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Afumba is the 446,740th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name Afumba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Afumba are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 80 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 752 people, or 1 in 98,244. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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