Getumbe Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Getumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Getumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Getumbe Last Name Facts

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

Getumbe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Getumbe? popularity and diffusion

Getumbe is the 8,193,072nd most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Getumbe are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Getumbe is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 50 percent live and Nairobi County, where 50 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etumbe92520/
Gitumbe8667/
Etoumbe8661/
Gatumbe861/
Etumbea861/
Getumba861/
Githumbe806/
Estumber801/
Gethombe801/
Etumba772,108/
Etombe77275/
Itumbe77110/
Etumbi776/
Etunbe771/
Gitumbi71404/
Etoumbi71211/
Setumbi71176/
Gatumbi71146/
Ithumbe7121/
Etoumba715/
Gitombe714/
Gitumba714/
Oitumbe711/
Etumbih711/
Yitumbe711/
Gathumbi671,920/
Githumbi671,093/
Chitumbe67126/
Githombe672/
Etumimpe671/
Ngitumbi671/

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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
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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 Getumbe
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