Fumbe Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3141:168,60414,863
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fumbe (55) may also be a first name.

Fumbe Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Fumbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 601,015th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,095,833 people. The surname Fumbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fumbe live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 55 people.

Fumbe is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 168,604. In Tanzania Fumbe is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 67 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent live and Kagera Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Fumbe is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faumbe91109/
Pfumbe9124/
Fumbeh9115/
Fuembe914/
Foumbe914/
Fumber910/
Feumbeu8322/
Foumbea8318/
Feumbie833/
Foumbie831/
Founmbe831/
Fausmbe831/
Fombe808,576/
Fumba804,687/
Fumbi801,945/
Vumbe8061/
Fimbe805/
Fumby801/
Fumue801/
Foumbeth771/
Feumba731,314/
Pfumbi73394/
Foumba73262/
Foumbi7388/
Fumbui7355/
Feumbi7325/
Fumbii7316/
Fumwie7311/
Pfombe7311/
Pfumba7310/
Fumbai7310/
Funbeh737/
Fiembe733/
Funmbi733/
Fuumba732/
Fuimbi732/
Fumbha731/
Fombey731/
Fhumba731/
Fombee731/
Fombie731/
Feumwe731/
Phumbe731/
Fehehumbe711/
Foumbai676/
Funberh672/
Phumber671/
Voumbey671/
Foumbit671/
Fombiey671/
Fombeah671/
Fuhmwie671/
Futemwe671/
Futembi671/

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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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  • 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 Fumbe
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