Kumbel Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kumbel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India51:153,413,076951,030
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Kümbel (1) are calculated separately.

Kumbel (17) may also be a first name.

Kumbel Last Name Facts

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

Kumbel (Hindi: कुम्बेल, Russian: Кумбель) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kümbel. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumbel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Kumbel occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kumbel are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name in the world, held by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 88 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 13 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent reside and Portugal, where 6 percent reside.

Kumbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kumbel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kumbel surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kümbel941/
Koumbel924/
Kumbiel921/
Kumbl916/
Kimbel831,414/
Kumble83837/
Kombel83346/
Kumbil8334/
Kunbel830/
Kimbell772,736/
Quimbel77155/
Koumbil7732/
Kumbhle7712/
Koumble7712/
Kombiel772/
Coumbel771/
Kimbuel771/
Kombeel771/
Kunbiel771/
Khimbel771/
Kimbiel771/
Kaumble770/
Cumbell770/
Kiembel770/
Kimbl735/
Kombl731/
Kimbaell711/
Cumbiehl710/
Kimbelll710/
Kümbül67944/
Combel67380/
Kimbil67121/
Kombil67108/
Cumble6719/
Kunbil675/
Konbel672/
Kunble672/
Kombyl671/
Cumbil671/
Kimbll670/

Kumbel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kumbel in the Hindi language
कुम्बेलkumbela-
Kumbel in the Russian language
Кумбельkumbel-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kumbel
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