Gatumbu Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gatumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gatumbu 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
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653

Gatumbu Last Name Facts

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

Gatumbu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gatumbu is the 2,460,878th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gatumbu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 952,178. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Namutumba District, where 59 percent are found, Luuka District, where 20 percent are found and Kamuli District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.

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
Atumbu9257/
Attumbu8611/
Hatumbu863/
Gatimbu861/
Gathimbu806/
Otumbu773/
Attoumbou752/
Athunbau671/
Otunbu625/
Otombu621/

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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 Gatumbu
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