Mathumbu Surname

141,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,159 people bear this surname

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

Mathumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,1411:17,2492,164
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mathumbu (19) may also be a first name.

Mathumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mathumbu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,133rd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,306,915 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathumbu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mathumbu is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 3,141 people, or 1 in 17,249. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 30 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mathumbu Last Name Statistics demography

Mathumbu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning R 141,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matumbu931,267/
Mathombu884/
Matumbuh882/
Matuumbu882/
Matoumbou82117/
Matuembou821/
Matimbu80132/
Motumbu8028/
Matumvu801/
Matimbou7518/
Matiembou712/
Metoumbou711/
Moutoumbou6724/
Motombu671/
Motombou632/
Matonvu535/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mathumbu
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