Balumbe Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

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

Balumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Balumbe (16) may also be a first name.

Balumbe Last Name Facts

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

Balumbe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balumbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Balumbe live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Balumbe is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baloumbe9319/
Bailumbe932/
Ballumbe931/
Baloumbie8812/
Walumbe862,720/
Bolumbe861,968/
Balombe86780/
Balumba86372/
Balumbi86191/
Belumbe8655/
Balimbe8618/
Balumwe861/
Balumboa801/
Bolumbeu801/
Valumbea801/
Balumboy801/
Bailombe801/
Baloumba801/
Baloumbis755/
Balumbhai753/
Walusimbe752/
Bouloumbe752/
Balomba711,285/
Bolumba71968/
Bolombe71968/
Walumba71233/
Balombi7168/
Bolumbi7150/
Walombe7123/
Belumbi7111/
Bolimbe716/
Walumbi714/
Balunve714/
Balumwa713/
Balunbi712/
Wolumbe712/
Boulumba6727/
Wailumba6724/
Balombiň6710/
Walusmbi674/
Valumbai671/
Ballomba671/
Boylumba671/
Boolombe671/
Walyumba671/
Waloumba671/
Valeumba671/
Balunbay671/
Walumwea671/

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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 Balumbe
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