Katumba Surname

15,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Katumba Surname Definition:

Katumba is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: seedling.

Katumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo18,6961:3,952443
Uganda15,6081:2,501401
Zimbabwe7801:19,7932,945
Zambia7711:20,5582,264
Kenya731:632,60128,796
England701:795,97243,050
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sweden101:984,67673,605
France71:9,488,960336,266
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Katumba (1,913) may also be a first name.

Katumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Katumba is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: seedling.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Katumba is a surname of the Nsenga tribe, meaning: seedling.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Katumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (Small) Pocket.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Katumba Last Name Facts

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

Katumba (Hindi: कटुम्बा) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katumba is the 15,407th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 201,430 people. The last name Katumba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katumba are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 173,692nd most widely held given name on earth, borne by 1,913 people.

The last name Katumba is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 18,696 people, or 1 in 3,952. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Katumba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Katumba last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Katumba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.73% less than the national average, earning R 22,020 per year; in United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $50,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katumba in the Hindi language
कटुम्बाkatumba-

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