Balumba Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Balumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Balumba (31) may also be a first name.

Balumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balumba (Marathi: बाळूंबा, Russian: Балумба) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balumba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 766,190th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Balumba are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balumbad9315/
Baloumba931/
Balumboa931/
Balumbhai883/
Balimba861,493/
Balomba861,285/
Bolumba86968/
Walumba86233/
Balumbi86191/
Balumbe86141/
Balumwa863/
Belumba862/
Balumbo861/
Boulumba8027/
Wailumba8024/
Belumbau8019/
Baloumbe8019/
Bailumbe802/
Ballumbe801/
Waloumba801/
Walyumba801/
Boluemba801/
Valeumba801/
Balunbay801/
Valumbea801/
Valumbai801/
Bailimba801/
Boylumba801/
Ballomba801/
Balumboy801/
Baloumbou7535/
Baloumbie7512/
Baloumbis755/
Walusimba753/
Bouloumba752/
Bolumbe711,968/
Balombo71972/
Balombe71780/
Bolimba71561/
Bolomba71543/
Bolumbo71528/
Belimba71175/
Balimbo71118/
Balombi7168/
Bolumbi7150/
Walomba7148/
Belumbo714/
Balunbi712/
Balunwa711/
Wolumba711/
Walumbo711/
Balombiň6710/
Balombou677/
Bailombe671/
Bolumbot671/
Bolumbeu671/
Boliemba671/
Boolomba671/
Walumwea671/

Balumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balumba in the Marathi language
बाळूंबाbalumba80
बाळुंबाbalumba20
Balumba in the Russian language
Балумбаbalumba-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balumba
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