Katumbu Surname

228,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Katumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6641:111,26412,279
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Kenya2281:202,54314,705
Zimbabwe2151:71,80610,660
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katumbu (228) may also be a first name.

Katumbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katumbu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katumbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 228,232nd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,103,348 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katumbu reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 594,918th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 228 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 664 people, or 1 in 111,264. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 37 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Katumbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Katumbu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathumbu9382/
Katumbus931/
Katombu8649/
Katimbu864/
Ketumbu862/
Katumvu861/
Katunbu861/
Kathimbu8013/
Koutoumbou7129/
Qatimbu719/
Katonbu711/
Katunvu711/
Ketimbeu671/
Catimbau671/
Keutimbeu631/

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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 Katumbu
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