Buumba Surname

108,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Buumba Surname Definition:

Buumba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a funeral.

Buumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,2141:3,761464
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
England21:27,859,030389,889

Buumba (1,136) may also be a first name.

Buumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Buumba is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a funeral.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Buumba Last Name Facts

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

Buumba occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buumba is the 108,189th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,693,203 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buumba live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 236,188th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 1,136 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 4,214 people, or 1 in 3,761. In Zambia Buumba is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 63 percent live, Central Province, where 17 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bumba9161,413/
Boumba837,065/
Bumbea83619/
Baumba83586/
Bumbay83110/
Bumbas83105/
Buimba8391/
Bumbaa8378/
Buemba8334/
Buumbo8333/
Bumbaş8330/
Bumbad8317/
Bumbai8315/
Bumbat8312/
Bhumba8312/
Bumbah833/
Bumbau832/
Vuumba831/
Bumbaș831/
Bgumba831/
Bumbaz831/
Bahumba77189/
Boumbai77176/
Baumbad77100/
Bumbach7751/
Bhumbai7741/
Boumbat7714/
Boumbas7711/
Boumbad779/
Boumbay777/
Bumbhat776/
Bohumba774/
Boumbea771/
Boumbah771/
Baumbah771/
Boumbaz771/
Bhumbat771/
Bhumbad771/
Bumbash770/
Bumbass770/
Baumbas770/
Bomba7328,558/
Vumba733,122/
Bumbo73936/
Bumva7310/
Baumbach719,583/
Baumbast7126/
Boumbath712/
Bumbaash711/
Boumbach711/
Baumbash710/
Beumbach710/
Biemba675,816/
Bombay671,818/
Mpumba67725/
Bombai67553/
Boomba67441/
Boemba67433/
Bombaj67257/
Vhumba67153/
Bhomba67118/
Bomboa67110/
Bombea6793/
Bombau6782/
Bombaa6765/
Bumboo6716/
Vumbai6710/
Boumbo678/
Voumba677/
Bhimba677/
Bumboi675/
Bimbah674/
Baumbauch674/
Boumbauth671/
Npumba671/
Buimbo671/
Bhumva671/
Bommba671/
Bumboh671/
Bumbot671/
Bumbuo671/
Bumvay671/
Buembo671/
Bumbey670/

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