Makumbu Surname

72,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,5261:11,3211,400
Zimbabwe1361:113,51615,504
Zambia751:211,33213,534
Uganda461:848,68039,357
France121:5,535,227269,324
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England41:13,929,515290,718
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Makumbu (135) may also be a first name.

Makumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makumbu (Russian: Макумбу) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makumbu is the 72,181st most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,066,522 people. Makumbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makumbu live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most common first name internationally It is held by 135 people.

The last name Makumbu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,526 people, or 1 in 11,321. Outside of The DR Congo Makumbu occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makoumbou883,795/
Makoumbeu882/
Mokumbu8689/
Makombu8652/
Makimbu865/
Makunbu864/
Mackoumbou82318/
Maikunbu801/
Macumbui801/
Mokoumbou75114/
Mekoumbou754/
Macaumbus751/
Mokombu711/
Moukoumbou711/
Mokunbauch590/
Mchimbu57181/

Makumbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makumbu in the Russian language
Макумбуmakumbu-

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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 Makumbu
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