Kanumba Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2601:203,62217,328
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanumba (87) may also be a first name.

Kanumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanumba (Russian: Канумба) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kanumba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanumba is the 697,244th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanumba are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 87 people.

Kanumba is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 203,622. In Tanzania Kanumba is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 48 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and Namibia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangumba93970/
Kainumba933/
Kanujmba931/
Kanhumba931/
Kanumbhai8827/
Kangu'mba881/
Kanimba869,139/
Kanumbi861,342/
Kanomba86212/
Kanumbo868/
Kanumbe866/
Kanunba864/
Kangumbe80901/
Kangumbi80198/
Kaniemba80144/
Kanhimba8057/
Kainomba8026/
Kanoumbo8010/
Kanombai807/
Kangumbo806/
Kangunba801/
Cangumba801/
Canhumba801/
Kanoumbou7519/
Kounoumba751/
Kanombe71255/
Kanombo71130/
Kanimbo71118/
Conumba7144/
Konomba7133/
Konimba718/
Kanombi718/
Canimba713/
Konumbo711/
Canumbe711/
Canumbi711/
Kaniembo6734/
Kan'ombe677/
Koinomba676/
Cangumbe671/
Kangunbe671/
Kanimbou671/
Kan'ombi671/

Kanumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanumba in the Russian language
Канумбаkanumba-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanumba
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