Kanumbu Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kanumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanumbu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091

Kanumbu (219) may also be a first name.

Kanumbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanumbu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanumbu? popularity and diffusion

Kanumbu is the 1,321,499th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanumbu live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanumbu is also the 609,814th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 219 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria Kanumbu is most prevalent in: Borno, where 42 percent live, Yobe, where 32 percent live and Jigawa, where 26 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangumbu93220/
Kanoumbou8819/
Kanimbu86389/
Kanumvu861/
Kanimbou801/
Kangunbu801/
Kanounbou751/
Kanunvu711/
Kounoumbou711/
Konombou671/
Koungounbou561/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kanumbu
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