Kumbura Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

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

Kumbura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumbura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea931:87,67411,644
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kumbura (42) may also be a first name.

Kumbura Last Name Facts

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

Kumbura (Oriya: କୁୁରା) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kumbura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumbura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,465,390th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Kumbura is primarily found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Kumbura live; 64 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kumbura is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 42 people.

The surname Kumbura is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 87,674. In Papua New Guinea Kumbura is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 65 percent reside, Northern, where 19 percent reside and East Sepik, where 9 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kumbura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kumbura in the Oriya language
କୁୁରାkuura-

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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 Kumbura
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