Malumbe Surname

128,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malumbe Surname Definition:

Malumbe is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: praise.

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Malumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,5851:6,131736
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Kenya2461:187,72314,010
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

The surname Malumbe or Mallumbe means 'son of a teacher' in Kanuri language of Nigeria.

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Malumbe Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallumbe9373/
Maloumbe9330/
Mahlumbe931/
Maluembe931/
Malloumbe882/
Malumba8612,886/
Malombe864,467/
Malumbi861,213/
Molumbe861,021/
Malimbe86378/
Melumbe863/
Malunbe861/
Malumby860/
Maloumbi80445/
Malumbay8076/
Maloumby8026/
Maloumba8013/
Maulumba806/
Malhombe805/
Malimbee802/
Mallimbe801/
Malumbhi801/
Malunbee801/
Mmalombe801/
Mallumba801/
Maliembe801/
Mallombe801/
Mahlimbe801/
Malumimpe7582/
Malumempe7548/
Maloumbai752/
Mallunber750/
Malomba712,094/
Molumba711,027/
Molombe71953/
Molumby71387/
Mahalumbay71111/
Molumbi7168/
Malombi7155/
Malimbi7148/
Molimbe7112/
Malomwe7110/
Malonbe712/
Malunba711/
Malunwe711/
Melumbi711/
Mahlomba6710/
Malimbay678/
Malimbai678/
Moloumba676/
Moulombe676/
Malomboi674/
Mohlombe672/
Mohlumbi672/
Mallumwa671/
Moliembe671/
Malombay671/
Malimbhi671/
Mollumby670/
Moulumby670/

Malumbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malumbe in the Marathi language
माळुंबेmalumbe-

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