Luwumba Surname

224,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luwumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luwumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8031:29,3633,501
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Luwumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luwumba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luwumba? popularity and diffusion

Luwumba is the 224,803rd most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,028,494 people. Luwumba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luwumba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,803 people, or 1 in 29,363. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 33 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 18 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lubumba861,876/
Luvumba8623/
Luwomba865/
Luwimba862/
Luvuemba8055/
Luvumbo712,972/
Lubumbe712,567/
Luvumbi71382/
Luvimba71260/
Luvumbe71169/
Luwombo71150/
Luwombe71105/
Lubumbo716/
Liwimba714/
Lubumbi711/
Luwombi711/
Louvoumbou595/
Luvombo5773/
Livimba5714/
Luvimbo572/
Luvunbo572/
Liwimbo571/
Luvhombo531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luwumba
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