Fumbala Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fumbala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fumbala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Fumbala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fumbala is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fumbala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fumbala reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Fumbala is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fumbela8610/
Fumbali862/
Fimbala861/
Foumbela801/
Foumboula75405/
Fumballeh751/
Fumbelo71147/
Fombali7120/
Vumbali713/
Vumbela711/
Fombeale671/
Fumbelia671/
Funmbelo671/
Voumbela671/
Foumbouli631/
Vhumbhale631/
Foumboulou599/
Vimbela57486/
Fombolo571/
Fomboli571/
Fimbelo571/

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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 Fumbala
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