Lufumbi Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lufumbi Surname User-submission:

The Lufumbi surname means 'dust'.

Lufumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lufumbi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lufumbi surname means 'dust'.

- lufumbi11

Lufumbi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lufumbi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufumbi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lufumbi is the 2,121,169th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufumbi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Lufumbi is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 715,427. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 93 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lufumbia9321/
Luvumbi86382/
Lufumba86335/
Lufumbu86247/
Lufumbe86170/
Lufumbo8636/
Lifumbi861/
Lufumbya8036/
Lufuambu8027/
Lufumbwa804/
Lufuamba804/
Lufuambo801/
Luvumbu714,774/
Luvumbo712,972/
Lifumbo71548/
Lufimbo71472/
Lifombi71287/
Lufumpa71286/
Lofumbu71198/
Luvumbe71169/
Lifumba71101/
Lufimba7182/
Lofumbo7175/
Lufombo7134/
Lofumba7134/
Luvumba7123/
Livumbi7121/
Luvimbi7121/
Lifumbe7110/
Lufamba715/
Lofumbe714/
Lufemba713/
Lufumpu711/
Lefumba711/
Luvhimbi671,935/
Lofumbwa671,491/
Lofumbua67233/
Lufwamba6768/
Luvuemba6755/
Lofumboa6721/
Lefoumba673/
Luvumbua672/
Luvuamba671/
Lofumbwe671/
Lufiamba671/
Luphumbu671/
Luvuambu671/
Llufumpa671/
Lifumbwa671/

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