Kumbul Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

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

Kumbul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumbul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Kümbül (944) are calculated separately.

Kumbul (72) may also be a first name.

Kumbul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kumbul (Marathi: कुमबुल) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant: Kümbül. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kumbul.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumbul? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Kumbul occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kumbul reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 72 people.

Kumbul is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria Kumbul is most frequent in: Benue, where 66 percent live, Nasarawa, where 32 percent live and Kaduna, where 1 percent live. Not including Nigeria Kumbul exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kumbule9268/
Khumbul921/
Kaumbul921/
Kümbül89944/
Khumbule8653/
Khumboul862/
Koumboul861/
Cumbul83334/
Kombul83215/
Kunbul8311/
Kimbul837/
Kumbol835/
Khumbol773/
Kimbull773/
Kombeul772/
Kombull771/
Kaumbaulth751/
Kombol67333/
Cunbul6786/
Konbul6777/
Combul6722/
Comboul6244/
Künbül50223/
Combol50122/
Konbol504/

Kumbul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kumbul in the Marathi language
कुमबुलkumabula-

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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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  • 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 Kumbul
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