Kifumba Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kifumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kifumba 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
Tanzania1101:481,28732,644
Uganda911:429,00326,108
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

Kifumba Last Name Facts

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

Kifumba is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kifumba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kifumba is the 919,444th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kifumba live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 481,287. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 95 percent live, Mara Region, where 4 percent live and Kagera Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 28 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
Kifoumba932/
Kifumbaya881/
Kifumbe862,179/
Kifumbi86109/
Kifumbo8631/
Kufumba864/
Kifimba861/
Chifumba80165/
Kaifunbah753/
Chipfumba751/
Kifimbo71335/
Kefumbo711/
Chifumbi671,024/
Chifumbe67915/
Chifumbo6765/
Kaifimbo671/
Chipfumbe631/
Chipfumbo631/
Chipfumbi631/
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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 Kifumba
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