Fumbwe Surname

234,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fumbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fumbwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9241:79,9569,244
Tanzania4621:114,59211,011
Kenya3341:138,26311,247
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fumbwe (230) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Fumbwe Demographics

Fumbwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Fumbwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fumbwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fumbwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Fumbwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fumbwe is the 234,133rd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,234,483 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fumbwe are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fumbwe is also the 591,855th most widely held first name in the world, held by 230 people.

The surname Fumbwe is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 924 people, or 1 in 79,956. Barring The DR Congo Fumbwe is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.

Fumbwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfumbwe921/
Fuembweh861/
Vumbwe83204/
Fumbue8336/
Fumbwa8321/
Pfumbwa77177/
Phumbwe7717/
Vhumbwe772/
Fumbui6755/
Foumbouet671/
Phombwe62105/
Phumbwa629/
Fombwai621/
Fombui504/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fumbwe
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