Libuma Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Libuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Libuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1881:281,60422,057
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Libuma Last Name Facts

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

Libuma is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Libuma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Libuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,206,588th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Libuma live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Libuma is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 281,604. In Tanzania Libuma is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Libumau925/
Libumaa921/
Liboma83693/
Lubuma83117/
Libume8335/
Libumi834/
Lebuma831/
Livuma831/
Lubauma7724/
Leiboma7722/
Lubuema771/
Libomea771/
Liboumi771/
Libome67780/
Libomi6768/
Leboma6720/
Libomo6710/
Livumo675/
Lebumo673/
Lewuma671/
Livume671/
Lewouma629/
Leaboma621/
Lebuimo621/
Limpumo621/
Lebaume620/
Lebhoume576/
Lebomo501,056/
Lebome503/
Livomo502/

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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 Libuma
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