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
Average Masumba Salary in
South Africa
R 87,924
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masumba (Hindi: मासुम्बा) occurs most in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masumba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,824th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 568,363 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masumba are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 396,762nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 462 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 8,849 people, or 1 in 1,791. In Zambia Masumba is most common in: North-Western Province, where 55 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.
Masumba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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