Dumbwe Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Dumbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dumbwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda761:513,67529,105
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dumbwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dumbwe occurs most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumbwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dumbwe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Dumbwe is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 513,675. In Uganda Dumbwe is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 38 percent live, Buikwe District, where 24 percent live and Bugiri District, where 13 percent live. Other than Uganda Dumbwe exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dimbwe83197/
Dombwe8362/
Dumbwa834/
Dumbue831/
Diembwe772/
Tdombwe771/
Dumbwai771/
Dommbwe771/
Doumboue719/
Deumboue711/
Dombwa67581/
Dimbwi6769/
Dimbue6741/
Dombue6726/
Dhimbwi6247/
Doumbui623/
Diembue621/
Dounboue571/

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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 Dumbwe
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