Jumbe Surname

16,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania16,0871:3,291455
Malawi15,2401:1,12394
Zimbabwe1,1791:13,0941,782
Kenya6341:72,8396,848
Zambia5511:28,7662,984
Uganda1291:302,63020,937
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
England361:1,547,72466,012
India241:31,961,058386,265
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jumbe (4,968) may also be a first name.

Jumbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jumbe (Oriya: ଜୁେ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jumbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,253rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 212,955 people. The surname Jumbe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jumbe live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 96,602nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 4,968 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 16,087 people, or 1 in 3,291. In Tanzania Jumbe is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 12 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 45 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Jumbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jumbe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jumbe surname expanded 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jumbe last name is predominantly Christian (73%) in Kenya.

The amount Jumbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.56% less than the national average, earning R 105,612 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning $19,666,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $46,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jumbei91383/
Ujumbe91199/
Ojumbe9155/
Jumber9153/
Djumbe9146/
Junmbe916/
Jjumbe913/
Jumbeh912/
Jumbee911/
Jumbes911/
Jumbhe911/
Jumbie911/
Jumbey911/
Jumbge911/
Djoumbe83203/
Joumbey832/
Jihumbe831/
Jeumbeu831/
Djeumbe831/
Cumbe80107,736/
Jumba8013,444/
Humbe807,502/
Sumbe803,434/
Jombe801,490/
Yumbe801,436/
Jumbi80364/
Zumbe80252/
Jumue8054/
Junbe802/
Jeutembe771/
Chumbe737,086/
Humber733,485/
Jjumba733,453/
Cumbee731,484/
Sumbhe73705/
Ijumba73668/
Humbey73481/
Ehumbe73260/
Ziumbe73233/
Cumbey73155/
Khumbe7394/
Zoumbe7386/
Seumbe7376/
Oyumbe7362/
Cumbea7352/
Ijumbi7341/
Saumbe7338/
Houmbe7338/
Hyumbe7335/
Jumbaa7334/
Zumber7326/
Jumbai7324/
Djumbi7324/
Jumbui7324/
Zumbes7320/
Youmbe7315/
Yumbeh7312/
Sumbei7311/
Humbet739/
Joumbi739/
Hiumbe738/
Junbei737/
Hummbe737/
Jumbid737/
Sumbie737/
Sumbeh737/
Yumbet736/
Humbed736/
Ujumba736/
Ihumbe735/
Humbeh735/
Joumba735/
Juumba734/
Heumbe733/
Humbes733/
Jumbay733/
Humbhe732/
Haumbe732/
Jombhe732/
Sumbea732/
Sumbee732/
Jumbio732/
Zumbie732/
Eyumbe732/
Jumboy732/
Ajombe732/
Junbee732/
Hunmbe731/
Zuumbe731/
Zhumbe731/
Zumbed731/
Jiumba731/
Ojombe731/
Juumbi731/
Jumbis731/
Jumbit731/
Jumboa731/
Jumwer731/
Ujombe731/
Uyumbe731/
Yumbie731/
Ejumba731/
Jumboi731/
Cummbe731/
Jumwei731/
Sumbey730/
Junber730/
Chumbes673,991/
Chumber671,276/
Zoumbey67877/
Djoumbi67754/
Chumbez67265/
Houmbie67219/
Chaumbe67206/
Eyoumbe67197/
Chumbei6766/
Zhumbes6735/
Zhumbey6728/
Jihumbi6719/
Chumbee6715/
Choumbe6712/
Houmbet6710/
Jjuumba6710/
Chumbey679/
Zoumbie679/
Ehoumbe679/
Zhumbei679/
Junbesh678/
Heumber676/
Yooumbe676/
Chuimbe675/
Yumberh675/
Humberh674/
Cheumbe672/
Ajiumbi672/
Sounmbe672/
Soumbeu672/
Zoumbei672/
Chhumbe671/
Humbest671/
Cunmbee671/
Hounmbe671/
Khumbee671/
O'Jumba671/
Uujumba671/
Djounbe671/
Djeumbi671/
Djaumbi671/
Humbeer671/
Hummber670/
Jaunbey670/

Jumbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jumbe in the Oriya language
ଜୁେjue56.41
ଯୁେyue41.03
ଦୁେdue2.56

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