Ikumbi Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ikumbi Surname Definition:

Ikumbi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cloud.

Ikumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1051:504,20633,569
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Ikumbi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ikumbi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cloud.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ikumbi Last Name Facts

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

Ikumbi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ikumbi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ikumbi is the 1,565,797th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. Ikumbi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ikumbi live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 504,206. In Tanzania Ikumbi is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 99 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Ikumbi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ikumbio92135/
Ikoumbi923/
Gikumbi922/
Gikhumbi8634/
Ikombi833,711/
Ikumba83481/
Ikumbe8343/
Ikimbi8323/
Ekumbi8316/
Icumbi831/
Ukumbi831/
Ikoumba77151/
Ikhumba7753/
Ekoumbi7725/
Gikumbe777/
Yikumba774/
Ukumbui771/
Ikimbai771/
Ikumbha771/
Ikomba676,671/
Ikombe672,628/
Ekumba67587/
Ekumbe67269/
Ekombi67212/
Ikimbe6787/
Ecumbi6749/
Ukimbi676/
Ukumbe675/
Ikonbi671/
Ucumbi671/
Äkumba671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikumbi
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