Matumbufu Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Matumbufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matumbufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya561:824,64132,113
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Matumbufu Last Name Facts

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

Matumbufu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Matumbufu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matumbufu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matumbufu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya Matumbufu is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 91 percent live, Kiambu County, where 7 percent live and Vihiga County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya Matumbufu occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Matumbufu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Matumbufu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matambuva671/
Mutumebvu671/
Mutumebvi5648/
Mutambovu561/
Mutumwabvi5317/
Matmubaeva534/
Matambaeva531/
Matimbaeva531/
Mtembv531/
Mdombfe501/

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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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  • 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 Matumbufu
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