Katumbo Surname

173,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Katumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1561:45,7975,162
DR Congo9581:77,1198,957
Zambia2321:68,3196,010
Namibia761:31,7034,804
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Katumbo (178) may also be a first name.

Katumbo Last Name Facts

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

Katumbo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Katumbo.

How Common Is The Last Name Katumbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Katumbo is the 173,472nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,942,086 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katumbo reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 683,417th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 178 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,156 people, or 1 in 45,797. In Tanzania Katumbo is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 34 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 29 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 39 percent reside and Zambia, where 9 percent reside.

Katumbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Katumbo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathumbo9328/
Kautumbo9317/
Kattumbo931/
Katumba8636,179/
Catumbo864,145/
Katimbo861,194/
Katombo86547/
Kotumbo861/
Kathumba8011,100/
Katuemba8068/
Kaitumba8021/
Kaytumba8021/
Katuumba8017/
Kathombo806/
Khatumba805/
Kaatumba802/
Kkatumba801/
Kautumba801/
Katumbaa801/
Katuimba801/
Katoumba801/
Koutoumbo751/
Kaituumba751/
Katimba716,461/
Katomba711,928/
Catumba71109/
Koutoumbou7129/
Kotombo719/
Katunba712/
Catombo712/
Ketumba711/
Kotumba711/
Kotimbo711/
Catimbo711/
Kotunbo711/
Keitumba67242/
Kathimba6762/
Khatimba6711/
Catumbas6710/
Kathunba679/
Caitumba671/
Koutombo671/
Kathomba671/

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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 Katumbo
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