Makumbe Surname

54,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8,9841:1,71892
South Africa2191:247,38725,203
Zambia731:217,12213,786
England401:1,392,95161,553
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Makumbe (132) may also be a first name.

Makumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makumbe is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Makumbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,107th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 773,789 people. The last name Makumbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makumbe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most frequent first name internationally, held by 132 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 8,984 people, or 1 in 1,718. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 19 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Makumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Makumbe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.43% less than the national average, earning R 151,068 per year and in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makumbea937/
Makoumbe933/
Makhumbe931/
Makumber931/
Makaumbe931/
Makoumbeu882/
MacKumber880/
Makumba8621,610/
Makombe8619,757/
Makumbi8619,753/
Macumbe869,896/
Mokumbe8663/
Mekumbe8634/
Makunbe862/
Makimbe861/
Makumve861/
MacUmber801,300/
Makhumba80571/
Makhombe80247/
Makoumba80122/
Makoumbi8071/
Makuimba8068/
Makuumbi807/
Mekhumbe805/
Makumbii804/
Makhumbi803/
Maikumba803/
Makiembe802/
Maikombe801/
Mmakumbi801/
Mekuembe801/
Makombee801/
Makkumbi801/
Mokoumbe801/
McUmbe772/
Maycumber75279/
Mahakombe75150/
MacCumber7592/
MacCumbee7570/
Modkoumbe751/
Makomba712,719/
Mokombe712,550/
Mokumba71448/
Makimbi71232/
Makombi71229/
Macombe7184/
MacUmba7153/
Mokumbi7139/
Mchumbe7127/
Macumbi7125/
MacCoumber7120/
Makunba713/
Makunbi713/
Makumvi712/
Maqombe711/
Makhombi6767/
Makhomba6763/
Mokumbai6734/
Mokombea6727/
MacOmbie6716/
MacCombe6715/
Macumbis6711/
Mokhumbi677/
MacUnber672/
MacOmbee672/
Macoumba672/
Maikomba671/
Makiembi671/
Macumbui671/
Mahcombe671/
Makonmbi671/
Mocumber670/
MacOmbey670/

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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 Makumbe
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