Gumbi Surname

17,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Gumbi Surname User-submission:

The Gumbi surname means 'corner'. It is often used in the Zulu expression amagumbi amane omhlaba, which means 'four corners of the world'.

Gumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa26,5451:2,041257
Swaziland1,6671:779117
Zimbabwe1,6521:9,3451,160
Malawi8361:20,4773,173
Philippines1001:1,012,38286,556
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
England361:1,547,72466,012
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
India81:95,883,173728,828
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Gumbi (217) may also be a first name.

Gumbi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gumbi surname means 'corner'. It is often used in the Zulu expression amagumbi amane omhlaba, which means 'four corners of the world'.

- leonelgumbi

Gumbi Last Name Facts

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

Gumbi (Bengali: গুম্বী, Marathi: गुंबी, Russian: Гумби) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Gumbi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumbi? popularity and diffusion

Gumbi is the 17,753rd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 234,100 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gumbi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 217 people.

The surname Gumbi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 26,545 people, or 1 in 2,041. In South Africa Gumbi is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Gumbi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gumbi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 36.54% less than the national average, earning R 150,804 per year and in United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngumbi9117,747/
Goumbi911,707/
Gumbie91651/
Gumbis91203/
Gumbai9150/
Gumbio9130/
Gumboi9114/
Ghumbi9112/
Gaumbi9111/
Gumbit917/
Gumbhi916/
Gumbih915/
Gumbei914/
Gumbui911/
Gummbi911/
Umbi891,143/
Ng'umbi835,520/
Ngoumbi8391/
Gumbish8315/
Nghumbi8313/
Gumbisz8312/
Nguhmbi8310/
Goumbio832/
Ngu'mbi831/
Gumbaia831/
Goumbai831/
Goumbie831/
Gumba8010,778/
Gumbe803,573/
Gimbi803,221/
Humbi801,877/
Gombi801,151/
Gumby80208/
Umbai80158/
Umbit8045/
Aumbi8042/
Umbih8034/
Gunbi8032/
Umbui8029/
Umbis8028/
Umbiy8028/
Umbio8026/
Umbie8024/
Umbei8020/
Umbid8016/
Umbhi8011/
Eumbi809/
Oumbi808/
Gumui804/
Umbii803/
Umbip803/
Umboi802/
Uimbi801/
Ng'humbi77180/
Ngoumbai7724/
N'Ghumbi774/
Gutimbai771/
Ngumbe732,325/
Gumber732,304/
Goumba731,896/
Gumbay73973/
Gombai73612/
Umbhai73382/
Goombi73122/
Goumbe73118/
Houmbi7377/
Gunbie7363/
Humbid7357/
Humbit7346/
Gounbi7334/
Gimbiș7327/
Utembi7327/
Gombei7321/
Gumbér7318/
Gumbys7317/
Ghumbe7314/
Gumboy7313/
Gimbai7313/
Gaumba7310/
Gumboa7310/
Gumbes739/
Gunbai739/
Ggumbe736/
Ggumba736/
Gombhi735/
Gumbeh735/
Humbai734/
Gombie733/
Eunmbi732/
Gumbee732/
Gumbeu732/
Gimboi732/
Guumbe732/
Heumbi732/
Oumbio732/
Gomboi732/
Gaumbe732/
Gimbui731/
Gumbha731/
Gumbhe731/
Gunbis731/
Umbish731/
Usimbi731/
Gumbey731/
Gimbie731/
Oumbie731/
Huimbi731/
Ounmbi731/
Umbidh731/
Gombii731/
Goembi731/
Gommbi731/
Gumbet731/
Gunbhi731/
Gunbio731/
Ghombi731/
Ngumui731/
Ghumba731/
Umba67206,202/
Ombi672,154/
Umbe671,335/
Ngoumbe67589/
Houmbie67219/
Nggumbe6791/
Gumimpe6748/
Ghuembe6725/
Unbi6713/
Gumbeer6711/
Gounbie679/
Ghuimby679/
Goumbey678/
Gumbaya678/
Umby675/
Nghumby674/
Usembai673/
Ghoumbe673/
Gumbytė671/
Ng'umvi671/
Ghoumba671/
Ghumber671/
Gumbych671/
Gounbai671/
Gumbett671/
Houmbio671/
Outimbi671/
Umbhaij671/
Umbhaip671/
Goumbay671/
Goumber671/
Gumimpi671/
Guminpe671/
Gumuhid671/
Gumbays671/
Ghuimba671/
Autembi671/
Gumbeat670/
Gumbets670/

Gumbi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gumbi in the Bengali language
গুম্বীgumbi-
Gumbi in the Marathi language
गुंबीgumbi-
Gumbi in the Russian language
Гумбиgumbi-

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