Gumbani Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Gumbani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumbani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Gumbani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gumbani is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumbani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Gumbani are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,868,197. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 52 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 34 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Gumbani Last Name Statistics demography

Gumbani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.61% less than the national average, earning R 27,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goumbani93140/
Gaumbani931/
Gumbane8675/
Gumbana8611/
Goumbane801,751/
Ngumbane8016/
Gumbanje801/
Goumbané801/
Gombana7176/
Gombane7154/
Gombany718/
Ngoumbone632/
Gombona577/
Gombone571/
Gomboina531/

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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 Gumbani
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