Malumbo Surname
Approximately 931 people bear this surname
Malumbo Surname Definition:
Malumbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: praise.
Malumbo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 312 | 1:169,685 | 14,915 |
| Kenya | 296 | 1:156,013 | 12,361 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Malumbo (8,847) may also be a first name.
Malumbo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malumbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: praise.
Malumbo Demographics
Malumbo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Malumbo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malumbo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malumbo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malumbo? popularity and diffusion
Malumbo is the 382,372nd most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malumbo live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Malumbo is also the 66,464th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 8,847 people.
The last name Malumbo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 312 people, or 1 in 169,685. In Tanzania Malumbo is most common in: Tanga Region, where 48 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 32 percent reside and Malawi, where 20 percent reside.
Malumbo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malumbot | 93 | 237 | / |
| Malumbod | 93 | 31 | / |
| Mallumbo | 93 | 7 | / |
| Mahlumbo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maloumbo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maloumbou | 88 | 6 | / |
| Malumboth | 88 | 2 | / |
| Malaumbos | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malumba | 86 | 12,886 | / |
| Malombo | 86 | 4,134 | / |
| Malimbo | 86 | 793 | / |
| Molumbo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mahlumba | 80 | 581 | / |
| Malimbuo | 80 | 15 | / |
| Maloumba | 80 | 13 | / |
| Maulumba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Malomboi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Molumbot | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mailombo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mahlombo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matlumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mallimbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melumboo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mallumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maluemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maliembou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malounbou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malimmbuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moloumbou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malimba | 71 | 4,660 | / |
| Malomba | 71 | 2,094 | / |
| Molombo | 71 | 1,407 | / |
| Molumba | 71 | 1,027 | / |
| Mouloumbou | 71 | 300 | / |
| Molimbo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Melumba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Malunba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moulombo | 67 | 120 | / |
| Mahlomba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Moloumba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Molimbuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malonbou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mallumwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moilombo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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