Gumbugwa Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gumbugwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gumbugwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1151:134,24617,609
Zambia461:344,56418,269

Gumbugwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gumbugwa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe 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 Gumbugwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,369,340th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gumbugwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Gumbugwa is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 134,246. In Zimbabwe Gumbugwa is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 63 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 28 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Gumbugwa is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumbuga931/
Gumbukwa8823/
Kumbugwa881/
Kumbugawa8219/
Gwimbugwa828/
Kumbuga80275/
Gombgwa8099/
Umbukwa8021/
Gumbuka8014/
Gambuga8012/
Gmbugua801/
Gumbaga801/
Gwambuga7570/
Gumbakua7555/
Gwembuga7552/
Kimbugwa756/
Kumbukwa754/
Guimbega751/
Gumbukai751/
Gumbak7175/
Gumabwaga7118/
Gumbuk7117/
Gumbac716/
Gumbog712/
Gwembugga711/
Kumbug711/
Kwimbugwa711/
Kumbuka672,611/
Kambuga671,048/
Gambaga67535/
Gambiga67327/
Kembuga67267/
Kombuga6750/
Gumbeka6742/
Kumbugu6730/
Gumibag6728/
Qumbuka6726/
Gaumbak6719/
Gumbach6718/
Gombwak6714/
Kumpuga6713/
Kimbuga676/
Cumbuca675/
Gamboug675/
Gumbako674/
Gamboga674/
Gumabac674/
Gumbuke674/
Cumbuka673/
Kumbiga672/
Kumbega672/
Gambuka671/
Kmbugwe671/
Kumbugo671/
Gumbaka671/
Gumbake671/
Goumbougou671/
Gumbika671/
Guayambugo671/
Kumbuca671/
Gambuca671/
Ombukwa671/

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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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  • 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 Gumbugwa
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