Kumbaya Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Kumbaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kumbaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kumbaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kumbaya (Russian: Кумбая) is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kumbaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 891,661st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname Kumbaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Kumbaya reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kumbaya is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Apart from Malawi it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kumbaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kumbaya in the Russian language | ||
| Кумбая | kumbaa | - |
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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
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- 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 Kumbaya
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