Gumbu Surname

262,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7031:77,0669,556
Zimbabwe5931:26,0343,995
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Gumbu (63) may also be a first name.

Gumbu Last Name Facts

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

Gumbu is most common in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gumbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 262,445th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,877,875 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gumbu live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 63 people.

Gumbu is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 703 people, or 1 in 77,066. In South Africa Gumbu is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 60 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Not including South Africa Gumbu exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 40 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Gumbu Last Name Statistics demography

Gumbu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.48% less than the national average, earning R 122,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngumbu913,273/
Gumbau91657/
Gumbus91117/
Gumbut919/
Gumbeu912/
Gumbui911/
Umbu895,317/
Ngumbau834,619/
N'Gumbu8355/
Goumbou8339/
Ngumbou8310/
Nghumbu834/
Ngoumbu832/
Gumbaud831/
Gombu801,089/
Humbu80400/
Gimbu80384/
Umbut80123/
Umbau8030/
Umbui8029/
Gunbu8021/
Umbus8012/
Umbuh8011/
Aumbu806/
Umbeu803/
Ng'humbu77591/
Ngoumbou7735/
Ghoumbou771/
Ngunmbou771/
Gumbusch770/
Gombau73718/
Gombou7340/
Umbhau7337/
Oumbou7318/
Gumboe739/
Gimbau737/
Oumbut734/
Utembu734/
Aumbou733/
Humbau732/
Aumbut731/
Gunbau731/
Eumbus731/
Ngunbu731/
Humbeu731/
Gimbui731/
Gumboo731/
Gunbuz731/
Umbush731/
Aumbuu731/
Humbus731/
Humbuh731/
Umbuut731/
Gimbuh731/
Ghombu731/
Gombuh731/
Gombhu731/
Humbut730/
Gunbus730/
Ombu67994/
Umbusch6738/
Houmbou6733/
Unbu6717/
Umvu672/
Ghombou672/
Umbauch671/
Umbaush671/
Uchembu671/
Houmbeu671/
Umbú671/
Gounbou671/
Gombeuh671/
Eoumbou671/
Ngunbau671/

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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 Gumbu
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