Lumbe Surname

79,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,6861:4,644646
DR Congo7181:102,89611,465
Tanzania5191:102,0079,977
South Africa3411:158,87917,880
Kenya1921:240,52016,701
Ecuador1391:114,4316,483
Uganda941:415,31125,587
Peru851:373,93112,435
Zambia741:214,18813,668
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
England61:9,286,343223,652
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

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

Lumbe (168) may also be a first name.

Lumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lumbe (Oriya: ଲୁେ, Russian: Лумбе) is most common in Malawi. It can appear as: Lümbe. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,727th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,191,554 people. The last name Lumbe is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Lumbe live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lumbe is also the 705,855th most common first name on earth, borne by 168 people.

This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 3,686 people, or 1 in 4,644. Aside from Malawi Lumbe exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Lumbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lumbe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lumbe last name rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lumbe last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Lumbe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 46.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,411 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.65% less than the national average, earning R 193,320 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $22,809,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lümbe931/
Luembe91756/
Lumbes91443/
Lumber91281/
Loumbe91145/
Lumbeh9119/
Lumbei9114/
Lumbie916/
Laumbe915/
Liumbe915/
Leumbe915/
Lumbey913/
Luumbe912/
Lumbet912/
Lumbee911/
Lumbed911/
Llumbe911/
Luimbe911/
Lusembe83208/
Lutembe8381/
Llumbet8328/
Loumbie8320/
Loumbet836/
Loumber834/
Laumber831/
Lutimbe831/
Loumbeh831/
Lumbeth831/
Lombe8031,985/
Lumba8017,458/
Lumbi8010,094/
Limbe807,723/
Lumby801,523/
Lumwe80353/
Lunbe805/
Lumue805/
Lumbí802/
Luchembe772,591/
Lussembe771/
Lyumberh771/
Lumbay733,167/
Loembe732,071/
Liumba731,949/
Luimbi731,790/
Lumboy731,323/
Liembe731,239/
Hlombe731,154/
Lumbis73987/
Loumbi73692/
Loombe73604/
Loumba73564/
Lumbaa73544/
Luimba73236/
Lyumba73131/
Laumba73127/
Lumbai7390/
Limbie7356/
Lombea7349/
Lumbiz7341/
Luembi7334/
Lombhe7333/
Lumbit7331/
Limbey7319/
Lumbih7315/
Lumnwe7310/
Lombei739/
Lihmbe739/
Limbee738/
Llombe736/
Lumbys736/
Lumboa736/
Hlumba736/
Leumba735/
Lumbić735/
Lumbha734/
Lombie733/
Launbe733/
Limbei732/
Limbhe732/
Lumbio732/
Lombey732/
Limbeh732/
Loumby732/
Lumbui732/
Lumbiy731/
Lonmbe731/
Hlumbi731/
Lumbii731/
Loumwe731/
Lumbuy731/
Lyumbi731/
Limbeu731/
Luymba731/
Lunber730/
Luimby730/
Limbea730/
Luttember714/
Lucheembe711/
Lumbaya67427/
Lusimbi67229/
Limbeea6790/
Loumboy6727/
Loumboi6721/
Launbey674/
Loumbai673/
Lumbhai672/
Lummboy672/
Lutembi671/
Lombeah671/
Loumbis671/
Lounbei671/
Loombeh671/
Leummue671/
Lumnwei671/
Lumbahy671/
Lumbytė671/
Hloumba671/
Lgumbay671/
Loumbay671/
Luinber670/

Lumbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lumbe in the Oriya language
ଲୁେlue-
Lumbe in the Russian language
Лумбеlumbe-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lumbe
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