Kumbwa Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Kumbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 98 | 1:471,223 | 24,622 |
| Zambia | 86 | 1:184,301 | 12,428 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Namibia | 44 | 1:54,759 | 6,488 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kumbwa (13) may also be a first name.
Kumbwa Demographics
Kumbwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kumbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kumbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kumbwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kumbwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kumbwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 853,416th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Kumbwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kumbwa live; 41 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kumbwa is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 13 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 471,223. In Kenya Kumbwa is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 26 percent live.
Kumbwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kumbwa surname is primarily Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaumbwa | 92 | 531 | / |
| Kuumbwa | 92 | 250 | / |
| Khumbwa | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kumbwea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kahumbwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kutembwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kombwa | 83 | 645 | / |
| Kimbwa | 83 | 375 | / |
| Kumbua | 83 | 72 | / |
| Kumbwe | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kumbwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kunbwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khumbua | 77 | 617 | / |
| Kaumbwe | 77 | 158 | / |
| Kumbwot | 77 | 14 | / |
| Koombwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaunbwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaumbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kumbwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kombwoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kumbuat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kusimbwe | 71 | 473 | / |
| Koumbweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kombua | 67 | 546 | / |
| Kombwe | 67 | 327 | / |
| Kumbui | 67 | 197 | / |
| Kimpwa | 67 | 164 | / |
| Kimbua | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kumpua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kumvua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kimbva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kunbua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cumbua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kumbwa
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