Masumba Surname
Approximately 12,822 people bear this surname
Masumba Surname Definition:
Masumba is a surname of the Luba - Lunda tribe, meaning: royal tailor. This is the individual who holds the King's long kilt during the traditional Umutomboko ceremony (Royal title).
Masumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8,849 | 1:1,791 | 250 |
| DR Congo | 2,175 | 1:33,968 | 4,226 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Uganda | 332 | 1:117,588 | 11,276 |
| Tanzania | 312 | 1:169,685 | 14,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 275 | 1:56,139 | 8,500 |
| Kenya | 150 | 1:307,866 | 19,317 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Masumba (462) may also be a first name.
Masumba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Masumba is a surname of the Luba - Lunda tribe, meaning: royal tailor. This is the individual who holds the King's long kilt during the traditional Umutomboko ceremony (Royal title).
Masumba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: traditional medals.
Masumba Demographics
Masumba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masumba (Hindi: मासुम्बा) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masumba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 40,824th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 568,363 people. The last name Masumba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masumba live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masumba is also the 396,762nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 462 people.
The last name Masumba is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 8,849 people, or 1 in 1,791. In Zambia Masumba is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 55 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Zambia it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Malawi, where 5 percent are found.
Masumba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Masumba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63% less than the national average, earning R 87,924 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masumba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masumba in the Hindi language | ||
| मासुम्बा | masumba | - |
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Footnotes
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