Mathumbo Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mathumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa791:685,79449,549
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mathumbo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mathumbo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mathumbo is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathumbo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,649,806th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Mathumbo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathumbo are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mathumbo is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 52 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 20 percent are found and Free State, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Mathumbo Last Name Statistics demography

Mathumbo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning R 225,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matumbo932,098/
Mathumba881,151/
Mathombo8836/
Matumboh881/
Matoumbou82117/
Matuembou821/
Matumba808,569/
Matombo802,094/
Matimbo8091/
Motumbo808/
Matoumba751,115/
Mathimba75466/
Maitombo7558/
Mathomba7531/
Matimbou7518/
Motoumbo7512/
Mothombo751/
Maitumba751/
Mothumba751/
Mahatombo719/
Matiembou712/
Metoumbou711/
Mouthombo711/
Matimba676,635/
Motumba67910/
Matomba67707/
Motombo67367/
Metumba67114/
Matumwa6776/
Motunbo6735/
Moutoumbou6724/
Motimbo672/
Matumua671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mathumbo
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