Makumba Surname

24,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Makumba Surname Definition:

Makumba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: tree bark.

Makumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9,1881:1,725243
Malawi5,7511:2,977374
DR Congo2,7361:27,0033,384
Tanzania2,4301:21,7872,701
Kenya7381:62,5746,084
Uganda2651:147,31813,127
Zimbabwe2571:60,0719,075
Cameroon1341:154,99316,949
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Namibia211:114,7339,093
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Makumba (898) may also be a first name.

Makumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Makumba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: tree bark.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Makumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: brewer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Makumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makumba (Russian: Макумба) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,969th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 337,230 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makumba are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,017th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 898 people.

The surname Makumba is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 9,188 people, or 1 in 1,725. In Zambia Makumba is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 24 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Zambia it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Makumba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Makumba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.9% less than the national average, earning R 95,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Makumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makumba in the Russian language
Макумбаmakumba-

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