Akumbu Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Akumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4041:51,4096,728
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Akumbu (64) may also be a first name.

Akumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akumbu is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akumbu is the 650,013th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The last name Akumbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Akumbu are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Akumbu is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 64 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 51,409. In Cameroon Akumbu is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 63 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 19 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Akumbu occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gakumbu9257/
Akumbeu9211/
Akumbuu927/
Akumbui924/
Akaumbu922/
Akumbuh921/
Akoumbou865/
Akombu831,104/
Ekumbu83109/
Okumbu8314/
Akimbu838/
Akunbu836/
Akombou7712/
Aukombu774/
Hekumbu771/
Akonmbu771/
Akombuh771/
Okoumbou719/
Akonbu6728/
Okunbu6711/
Okombu674/
Acombu673/
Ecumbu671/
Okunbud621/
Ozcumbus573/
Okonbu501/

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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
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  • 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 Akumbu
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