Kalumbu Surname

9,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kalumbu Surname Definition:

Kalumbu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: we are thankful.

Kalumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo52,0731:1,419129
Zambia2,0641:7,679916
Malawi1,4381:11,9051,842
Namibia1,3971:1,725243
Tanzania1271:416,86329,360
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kalumbu (5,097) may also be a first name.

Kalumbu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalumbu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: we are thankful.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalumbu is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: a girl who has become careless with they way she conducts herself.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalumbu is found most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kalumbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalumbu is the 9,839th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 127,202 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalumbu live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 95,077th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 5,097 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 52,073 people, or 1 in 1,419. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.

Kalumbu Last Name Statistics demography

Kalumbu earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.85% more than the national average, earning R 334,716 per year.

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