Fumbani Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Fumbani Surname Definition:

Fumbani is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: ask and you will be given.

Fumbani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Fumbani (3,074) may also be a first name.

Fumbani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fumbani is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: ask and you will be given.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Fumbani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fumbani is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fumbani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fumbani is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fumbani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fumbani is also the 130,151st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 3,074 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Fumbani is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 33 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found.

Fumbani Last Name Statistics demography

Fumbani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.34% less than the national average, earning R 37,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fumbana8638/
Fombani861/
Fumbane861/
Foumbana8013/
Foumbaina752/
Fombana7133/
Vumbane712/
Fombane711/
Fumbona711/
Fombaina679/
Phumbane671/
Fombona57586/
Fombonne53415/
Phomboni531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fumbani
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