Itumba Surname

222,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Itumba Surname Definition:

Itumba is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: common traditional drum.

Itumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7311:42,6805,204
Namibia871:27,6944,331
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Itumba (92) may also be a first name.

Itumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Itumba is a surname of the Luba-lunda tribe, meaning: common traditional drum.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Itumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Itumba (Russian: Итумба) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Itumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Itumba is the 222,575th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,980,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Itumba reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 92 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,731 people, or 1 in 42,680. Barring The DR Congo Itumba occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 5 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Itoumba921,749/
Yitumba9241/
Ithumba9222/
Gitumba924/
Jitumba921/
Hitumba921/
Ithoumba869/
Etumba832,108/
Itumbo831,819/
Itomba83596/
Itumbi83583/
Itimba83144/
Itumbe83110/
Utumba8362/
Itumby831/
Itunba831/
Ytumba831/
Heithumba804/
Ithumbo771,888/
Gitumbi77404/
Gitumbe7767/
Hitimba7760/
Yitomba7748/
Yitumbo7741/
Ithumbe7721/
Gitumbo7715/
Estumba7714/
Etoumba775/
Ithumbi772/
Yitumbe771/
Ithomba771/
Getumba771/
Etumbea771/
Aitomba771/
Oitumbe771/
Gitunba771/
Githumbi711,093/
Yithumbo71171/
Itoumbou7164/
Githumbe716/
Ithoumbo714/
Heitomba711/
Itombo673,538/
Etumbe67520/
Etomba67446/
Itombi67224/
Etumbo67119/
Itombe6748/
Itunbe6726/
Itimbo679/
Etumbi676/
Etimba676/
Jitumnuay674/
Itonba672/
Itomua671/
Utumbo671/
Itomwa671/

Itumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Itumba in the Russian language
Итумбаitumba-

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