Lumbani Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lumbani Surname Definition:

Lumbani is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: give praise to the Lord for this child.

Lumbani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Lumbani (10,684) may also be a first name.

Lumbani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lumbani is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: give praise to the Lord for this child.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lumbani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: give praise to the Lord for this child.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lumbani is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: give praise to the Lord for this child.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lumbani is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: give praise to the Lord (for this child).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lumbani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lumbani (Hindi: लुम्बनी, Marathi: लुंबाणी) occurs most in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumbani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lumbani is the 584,278th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The last name Lumbani is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lumbani live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lumbani is also the 58,621st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 10,684 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Lumbani Last Name Statistics demography

Lumbani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.48% less than the national average, earning R 60,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlumbani9325/
Leumbani936/
Lumbangi932/
Lumbanio931/
Lumbanyi931/
Lumbhanni881/
Lumbana8668/
Lumboni8612/
Lumbane863/
Hlumbane80816/
Hlumbana8060/
Lumbonyi8037/
Lumbongi8021/
Hlombani8017/
Lumbange804/
Lumbanay804/
Lumbayna801/
Lumbaana801/
Loumbaingni781/
Loumbonui752/
Lombana719,232/
Lumbaña7126/
Lumbona715/
Lombane714/
Loumbangoy711/
Hlombane67140/
Lombaina6728/
Hlumbone671/
Hlombana671/
Lumbonge671/
Liumbona671/
Lombanea671/
Lombone57474/
Lombona573/
Lombaña572/

Lumbani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lumbani in the Hindi language
लुम्बनीlumbani66.67
लुम्बानीlumbani33.33
Lumbani in the Marathi language
लुंबाणीlumbani33.33
लुंबनीlumbani33.33
बानीbani33.33

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