Malumbe Surname
Approximately 3,532 people bear this surname
Malumbe Surname Definition:
Malumbe is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: praise.
Read More About This SurnameMalumbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,585 | 1:6,131 | 736 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| Kenya | 246 | 1:187,723 | 14,010 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Malumbe (205) may also be a first name.
Malumbe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malumbe is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: praise.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Malumbe or Mallumbe means 'son of a teacher' in Kanuri language of Nigeria.
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Where Does The Last Name Malumbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malumbe (Marathi: माळुंबे) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malumbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malumbe is the 128,357th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,063,292 people. The surname Malumbe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malumbe reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Malumbe is also the 632,267th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 205 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,585 people, or 1 in 6,131. In Zambia Malumbe is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 34 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 32 percent reside and Central Province, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallumbe | 93 | 73 | / |
| Maloumbe | 93 | 30 | / |
| Mahlumbe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maluembe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Malloumbe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Malumba | 86 | 12,886 | / |
| Malombe | 86 | 4,467 | / |
| Malumbi | 86 | 1,213 | / |
| Molumbe | 86 | 1,021 | / |
| Malimbe | 86 | 378 | / |
| Melumbe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Malunbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malumby | 86 | 0 | / |
| Maloumbi | 80 | 445 | / |
| Malumbay | 80 | 76 | / |
| Maloumby | 80 | 26 | / |
| Maloumba | 80 | 13 | / |
| Maulumba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Malhombe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Malimbee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mallimbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malumbhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malunbee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmalombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mallumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maliembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mallombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahlimbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malumimpe | 75 | 82 | / |
| Malumempe | 75 | 48 | / |
| Maloumbai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mallunber | 75 | 0 | / |
| Malomba | 71 | 2,094 | / |
| Molumba | 71 | 1,027 | / |
| Molombe | 71 | 953 | / |
| Molumby | 71 | 387 | / |
| Mahalumbay | 71 | 111 | / |
| Molumbi | 71 | 68 | / |
| Malombi | 71 | 55 | / |
| Malimbi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Molimbe | 71 | 12 | / |
| Malomwe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Malonbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malunba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malunwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahlomba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Malimbay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Malimbai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moloumba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moulombe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Malomboi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mohlombe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohlumbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mallumwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moliembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malombay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malimbhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mollumby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Moulumby | 67 | 0 | / |
Malumbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malumbe in the Marathi language | ||
| माळुंबे | malumbe | - |
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