Kaumba Surname
Approximately 33,617 people bear this surname
Kaumba Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from word kaumba, which is found in Luvale, a Bantu language, and means one who creates or builds.
Kaumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 16,341 | 1:970 | 135 |
| DR Congo | 15,241 | 1:4,847 | 559 |
| Malawi | 993 | 1:17,240 | 2,710 |
| Kenya | 314 | 1:147,070 | 11,753 |
| Uganda | 309 | 1:126,341 | 11,791 |
| Papua New Guinea | 178 | 1:45,807 | 5,667 |
| Tanzania | 53 | 1:998,898 | 45,319 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Namibia | 35 | 1:68,840 | 7,364 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kaumba (4,431) may also be a first name.
Kaumba Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from word kaumba, which is found in Luvale, a Bantu language, and means one who creates or builds.
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Average Kaumba Salary in
United States
$31,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaumba (Marathi: कउंबा, Russian: Каумба) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaumba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,502nd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 216,782 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaumba reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 103,525th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 4,431 people.
Kaumba is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 16,341 people, or 1 in 970. In Zambia Kaumba is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 37 percent reside, Western Province, where 20 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Zambia it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 45 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.
Kaumba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kaumba earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaumba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaumba in the Marathi language | ||
| कउंबा | ka'umba | - |
| Kaumba in the Russian language | ||
| Каумба | kaumba | - |
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Footnotes
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