Lumba Surname

30,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Guam

Lumba Surname Definition:

Lumba is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: thank you.

Lumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,9711:10,5981,306
Philippines5,5961:18,0912,142
Peru1,2171:26,1172,811
Indonesia9061:145,97014,386
Zambia6181:25,6472,721
India5281:1,452,77555,209
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Nepal1191:239,3363,193
Papua New Guinea1171:69,6909,084
Kenya881:524,77226,127
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Uganda631:619,67132,575
Angola491:550,8002,323
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Guam211:7,6251,143
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Lümba (1) are calculated separately.

Lumba (5,402) may also be a first name.

Lumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lumba is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: thank you.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cheer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lumba (Hindi: लुम्बा, Marathi: लुंबा, Oriya: ଲୁା, Russian: Лумба) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Lümba. Click here for further possible spellings of Lumba.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,581st most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 417,433 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Lumba live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lumba is also the 91,584th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 5,402 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,971 people, or 1 in 10,598. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 32 percent are found and Peru, where 7 percent are found.

Lumba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lumba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lumba surname rose 6,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lumba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lumba last name are 22.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lumba earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,492 per year; in United States they earn 24.97% more than the national average, earning $53,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $41,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lümba931/
Luemba9127,908/
Lumbay913,167/
Liumba911,949/
Loumba91564/
Lumbaa91544/
Lumbad91452/
Luimba91236/
Lyumba91131/
Laumba91127/
Lumbat91100/
Lumbai9190/
Lumbau9155/
Lumbas9144/
Lumbah9126/
Luumba9122/
Lumboa916/
Hlumba916/
Leumba915/
Lumbha914/
Luymba911/
Lutimba83765/
Lusimba83652/
Lutemba83587/
Lumbaya83427/
Lumbahe83101/
Loumbas8323/
Lumbach8314/
Lusemba8310/
Loumbai833/
Lahumba832/
Lumbhai832/
Loumbat832/
Liumbas831/
Lucimba831/
Lumbahy831/
Hloumba831/
Lgumbay831/
Loumbay831/
Lumbass830/
Lumbo8013,314/
Lomba8012,941/
Lumbi8010,094/
Limba808,685/
Lumbe806,116/
Lumby801,523/
Lumua80365/
Lumwa80143/
Lunba8062/
Lumva806/
Lumbí802/
Lómba801/
Luchemba771,313/
Laumbach77231/
Luchimba775/
Lumbauch771/
Lusimmba771/
Leumbach770/
Loemba7324,137/
Loomba731,908/
Luimbi731,790/
Lumbos731,493/
Lumboy731,323/
Lumbis73987/
Loumbi73692/
Limbai73522/
Lumbes73443/
Liemba73364/
Lumber73281/
Luimbo73207/
Lombai73162/
Loumbe73145/
Limbay73122/
Hlomba73122/
Limbau73118/
Lombay73101/
Luembo7376/
Loumbo7354/
Lombea7349/
Lumbiz7341/
Limbah7336/
Laumbo7334/
Lumbit7331/
Lumuas7322/
Lumbeh7319/
Loumwa7319/
Lumbih7315/
Lumwai7315/
Lumbei7314/
Limbha7310/
Lomboa7310/
Laumua738/
Lumbot738/
Lumwas737/
Lumbie736/
Lumbys736/
Laumbe735/
Liumbe735/
Lunbay735/
Lombau735/
Leumbe735/
Lumbić735/
Lumbuo734/
Lumboh734/
Lumbey733/
Lommba733/
Liumbo733/
Lumbio732/
Lumboo732/
Lombaa732/
Luumbe732/
Loumby732/
Lumuay732/
Lumbet732/
Lumbou732/
Llomba732/
Limbaa732/
Lumbui732/
Lumbee731/
Lumbed731/
Lumbiy731/
Lunbau731/
Lunbga731/
Hlumbi731/
Lumbii731/
Llimba731/
Llumbe731/
Lunbad731/
Lunbaz731/
Luimbe731/
Lumbod731/
Lumboz731/
Lumbuy731/
Lyumbi731/
Lounba731/
Lusmwa731/
Lombha731/
Luimby730/
Limbea730/
Loumbou671,479/
Lusembo67769/
Lusimbo67619/
Lusimbi67229/
Lusembe67208/
Lohumbo67196/
Lutembo67168/
Limbeea6790/
Lutembe6781/
Lumimpa6767/
Leumbou6765/
Llumbet6728/
Loumboy6727/
Loumboi6721/
Loumbie6720/
Lutemwa6711/
Limbaha677/
Loumbet676/
Loumbos675/
Loumber674/
Lusemwa674/
Lonmbai673/
Lummboy672/
Lumwach672/
Lumboot672/
Lutembi671/
Lombeah671/
Loumbis671/
Limbhai671/
Laumber671/
Limbeau671/
Lounbay671/
Lümbach671/
Lusimwa671/
Lutimbe671/
Lutimbo671/
Loumbeh671/
Luminpa671/
Lumbeth671/
Lumbytė671/
Liembah671/
Loembha671/
Lunbach670/

Lumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lumba in the Oriya language
ଲୁାlua-
Lumba in the Marathi language
लुंबाlumba84.43
लूंबाlumba9.84
लुंlum3.28
लुबाluba0.82
लुमबाlumaba0.82
Lumba in the Hindi language
लुम्बाlumba60.93
लूम्बाlumba37.07
लूंबाlumba0.97
लुंबाlumba0.83
लु्म्बाlumba0.07
लुम्बााlumbaa0.07
Lumba in the Russian language
Лумбаlumba-

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