Lumbala Surname

19,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lumbala Surname Definition:

Lumbala is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: river. There is also a river that bears this name in Angola where the Mbunda people originate from and still has a large Mbunda tribe to this day.

Lumbala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo25,9611:2,846306
Zambia1,9251:8,234979
Canada391:944,75971,777
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
England151:3,714,537119,675
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Namibia101:240,9409,927
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Botswana41:546,73222,624
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

Lumbala (1,325) may also be a first name.

Lumbala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lumbala is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: river. There is also a river that bears this name in Angola where the Mbunda people originate from and still has a large Mbunda tribe to this day.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lumbala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lumbala (Marathi: लूंबळा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Lumbála. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lumbala.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumbala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lumbala is the 19,554th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 259,778 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lumbala reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lumbala is also the 215,847th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 1,325 people.

Lumbala is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 25,961 people, or 1 in 2,846. Not including The DR Congo Lumbala occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Lumbala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lumbala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.64% more than the national average, earning R 424,512 per year; in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.37% less than the national average, earning $39,565 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumbála951/
Llumbala934/
Lumbaala931/
Lumbela8612,145/
Lombala86726/
Lumbalo86632/
Limbala86385/
Lumbali8663/
Lumbale8655/
Lumvala8614/
Lunbala864/
Lumbalis8082/
Limbeala808/
Limbaila806/
Lumvalla803/
Limbalai802/
Limbaula802/
Loumbela801/
Lumbalos801/
Lummwala801/
Loumbale801/
Luembela801/
Lombhala801/
Limbaala801/
Lumbahale751/
Lombola711,214/
Limbalo71309/
Limbela71164/
Lombale7154/
Limbola7139/
Lumbole7127/
Lombali7126/
Lombalo717/
Lumbelo711/
Lumbolo711/
Lumboli711/
Lumvola711/
Loomwala672/
Limboula672/
Loombola671/
Lomballi671/
Limbolai671/
Lombaile671/

Lumbala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lumbala in the Marathi language
लूंबळाlumbala-

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