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 last name Kumbaya (Russian: Кумбая) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kumbaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kumbaya is the 891,661st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kumbaya reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Not including Malawi Kumbaya occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.
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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- 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 Kumbaya
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