Luvumbu Surname

99,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Luvumbu Surname User-submission:

Luvumbu is a surname of the BaKongo tribe. It is mostly used by the descendants of the Mulaza (Kinlaza) clan.

Luvumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola2,7611:9,7751,207
DR Congo1,9911:37,1074,592
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Luvumbu (61) may also be a first name.

Luvumbu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Luvumbu is a surname of the BaKongo tribe. It is mostly used by the descendants of the Mulaza (Kinlaza) clan.

- KongoDiaNtotila

Luvumbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luvumbu has its highest incidence in Angola. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luvumbu? popularity and diffusion

Luvumbu is the 99,205th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,526,507 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Luvumbu are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 61 people.

The surname Luvumbu is most common in Angola, where it is held by 2,761 people, or 1 in 9,775. Barring Angola Luvumbu is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

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Lubumbu86312/
Lufumbu86247/
Luvumbe86169/
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Luvumba8623/
Lovumbu861/
Luwumbu861/
Lvmbu831/
Louvoumbou825/
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Luphumbu801/
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Luvembe711,221/
Luvemba71375/
Lufumba71335/
Luvimba71260/
Lofumbu71198/
Lufumbe71170/
Lufumbi7179/
Luvombo7173/
Luvambo7146/
Lufumbo7136/
Lubombu7121/
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Luvimbi7121/
Luvamba7110/
Luvembo715/
Luvimbo712/
Lufumpu711/
Luvunvu711/
Liwumbu711/
Luvhimbi671,935/
Luvhimbe67235/
Lofumbua67233/
Luvhimba6746/
Lufumbya6736/
Lufumbia6721/
Luvhomba6719/
Levoumba6712/
Lufumbwa674/
Lufuamba674/
Livhimbu672/
Luvhombo671/
Lavoumba671/
Lufuambo671/
Livumbya671/
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