Mavumba Surname

305,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mavumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5141:102,99910,079
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mavumba (18) may also be a first name.

Mavumba Last Name Facts

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

Mavumba occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavumba? popularity and diffusion

Mavumba is the 305,056th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,872,317 people. Mavumba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mavumba are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 514 people, or 1 in 102,999. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 52 percent live, Pwani Region, where 27 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.

Mavumba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mavumba last name is predominantly Muslim (80%) in Kenya.

Mavumba earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.08% less than the national average, earning R 201,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavuemba93361/
Mavhumba9351/
Mavoumba936/
Mabumba862,129/
Mawumba86567/
Mavimba86464/
Mavumbi86319/
Mavumbo86285/
Mavumbe8639/
Mavomba8612/
Maboumba80336/
Mampumba8021/
Mawoumba807/
Mavhumbe804/
Muivumba804/
Mavoumbi802/
Mavounba802/
Mabhumba801/
Mampoumba751/
Mabumbi714,512/
Mabomba711,050/
Mawimba71271/
Mabumbo71210/
Mawumbi71200/
Mawumbo71143/
Mawumbe7162/
Mavimbo7122/
Mabumbe7113/
Mawomba719/
Movimba714/
Mabunba713/
Mowumba712/
Mavomua711/
Mavombe711/
Mavimbou67120/
Mabhumbo6738/
Mawoumbe6717/
Mewoumba679/
Mabhomba676/
Maboumbi675/
Mabuumbo672/
Mavunhwa671/
Mavhunva671/
Mavombou671/
Mabombaa671/
Mabounba671/

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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 Mavumba
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