Makumbula Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Makumbula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makumbula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia651:243,84514,860
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makumbula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makumbula is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Makumbula.

How Common Is The Last Name Makumbula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Makumbula are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 243,845. In Zambia Makumbula is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 48 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 48 percent reside and Southern Province, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

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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 Makumbula
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