Jumbo Surname

17,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Jumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria17,6471:10,0381,083
Ecuador8,9731:1,773309
Malawi1,6731:10,2331,583
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Spain5631:83,0417,115
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Peru1341:237,19510,049
England1001:557,18134,216
Liberia931:47,4044,264
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
South Africa571:950,48660,033
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India431:17,838,730274,051
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Canada381:969,62173,252
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Zambia171:932,34829,315
France161:4,151,420237,746
China131:105,178,5825,529
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Finland91:610,74534,002
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jumbo (2,512) may also be a first name.

Jumbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jumbo (Arabic: جمبو, Hindi: जुम्बो, Marathi: जंबो, Oriya: ଜୂୋ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jumbo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,528th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 230,735 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Jumbo are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 147,220th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 2,512 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 17,647 people, or 1 in 10,038. In Nigeria Jumbo is most frequent in: Rivers, where 43 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent live and Bayelsa, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Jumbo occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 28 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.

Jumbo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jumbo has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 10,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jumbo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jumbo last name are 12.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Jumbo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 29.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,640 per year; in South Africa they earn 67.75% less than the national average, earning R 76,632 per year; in United States they earn 23.45% less than the national average, earning $33,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.12% less than the national average, earning $37,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jumbou91105/
Ojumbo9172/
Jumboo917/
Jumbot917/
Jumboh915/
Djumbo915/
Juimbo914/
Jiumbo914/
Joumbo913/
Ujumbo912/
Ejumbo912/
Jumboy912/
Ijumbo911/
Jumboa911/
Jumboi911/
Joumbou8313/
Djoumbo832/
Jeumbou831/
Joumboo831/
Djuimbo831/
Sumbo8016,270/
Jumba8013,444/
Jombo808,078/
Cumbo804,657/
Yumbo804,537/
Humbo801,594/
Zumbo801,537/
Junbo8046/
Jumuo8019/
Iumbo806/
Jumvo802/
Djoumbou77136/
Djeumbou7711/
Djuimbou771/
Jjumba733,453/
Chumbo732,424/
Jumbad731,478/
Ijumba73668/
Jumbas73355/
Sumboo73339/
Houmbo73231/
Jomboy73231/
Djumba73138/
Khumbo73107/
Ojombo7380/
Zoumbo7344/
Humbos7338/
Jumbaa7334/
Giumbo7332/
Sumboh7324/
Jumbah7319/
Sunmbo7319/
Youmbo7314/
Yumbod7310/
Jumbau739/
Sumboi738/
Jumbat737/
Ujumba736/
Sumboy736/
Oyumbo736/
Sumbuo735/
Ajombo735/
Joumba735/
Juumba734/
Jumbaz733/
Jomboo733/
Ijombo733/
Jounbo733/
Heumbo733/
Zumbou733/
Saumbo733/
Ehumbo732/
Cumbou731/
Sumbho731/
Jiumba731/
Humboy731/
Ihumbo731/
Jumuod731/
Yumboh731/
Zumbuo731/
Suimbo731/
Ejumba731/
Cumboh731/
Joembo731/
Sumhbo731/
Djoumba673,156/
Zoumbou67193/
Sumbhoo67176/
Chumboh6766/
Houmbou6733/
Youmbou6729/
Zoumbos6714/
Djeumba6714/
Houmboh6712/
Jjuumba6710/
Zoumboi678/
Jhumbad677/
Yuhmboi677/
Junboot675/
Khumboo674/
Zoumboh672/
Chumbou672/
Junmbad671/
Juumbad671/
Chuumbo671/
Chunmbo671/
Jeumbeu671/
O'Jumba671/
Uujumba671/
Yohumbo671/
Zoumbot671/
Zoumboy671/
Yahumbo671/
Soumboi671/
Eoumbou671/
Djuymba671/
Humboch670/

Jumbo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jumbo in the Marathi language
जंबोjambo-
Jumbo in the Hindi language
जुम्बोjumbo83.33
जूम्बोjumbo16.67
Jumbo in the Oriya language
ଜୂୋjuo50
ଜୁୋjuo50
Jumbo in the Arabic language
جمبوjmbw-

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Footnotes

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