Dumbuya Surname

7,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Dumbuya Surname User-submission:

The meaning of Dumbuya according to the Bambara tribe of Mali is 'brave'; some says brave as a lion. In the past when there was fighting over gaining control over communities, the Dumbuya made warfare weapons like bow and arrow, knives, local guns, spears etc.

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Dumbuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone67,1401:10616
Gambia3,9701:48496
England2591:215,12818,355
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Spain671:697,79230,551
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Dumbuya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of Dumbuya according to the Bambara tribe of Mali is 'brave'; some says brave as a lion. In the past when there was fighting over gaining control over communities, the Dumbuya made warfare weapons like bow and arrow, knives, local guns, spears etc., which they used to conquered a lot of communities.

- ibrahim1

Dumbuya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dumbuya (Russian: Думбуя) is more commonly found in Sierra Leone than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumbuya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dumbuya is the 7,906th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 101,431 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dumbuya live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 67,140 people, or 1 in 106. Without taking into account Sierra Leone it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 6 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Dumbuya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dumbuya last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Dumbuya earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning $46,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.59% less than the national average, earning $40,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dumbuya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumbuya in the Russian language
Думбуяdumbua-

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