Mbumba Surname

4,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mbumba Surname Definition:

Mbumba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child born in a family of many girls.

Mbumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo108,8931:67847
Angola3,9441:6,843902
Zambia1,0471:15,1381,723
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
Namibia2921:8,2511,594
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
France1801:369,01554,985
Uganda611:639,98833,288
Belgium271:425,80243,971
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Congo51:997,81917,129
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Mbumba (3,239) may also be a first name.

Mbumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mbumba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child born in a family of many girls.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mbumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbumba (Arabic: مبومبا) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbumba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,889th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,065 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbumba live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mbumba is also the 125,940th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 3,239 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 108,893 people, or 1 in 678. Apart from The DR Congo Mbumba occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 3 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Mbumba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mbumba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mbumba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.78% less than the national average, earning R 71,820 per year and in United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mboumba9243,978/
Mbumbea92253/
Mbaumba92134/
Mbuemba9222/
M'Bumba925/
Mbumbha921/
Mmbumba921/
Mbuimba921/
M'Boumba86532/
Mboumbai867/
M'Mbumba864/
Mbusimba861/
Mboummba861/
Mbounmba861/
Mbaumbau861/
Mbomba838,364/
Mvumba831,071/
Mbumbe83694/
Mbumbi83533/
Mbumbo83403/
Mbunba832/
Mbumwa831/
Mwumba831/
Nbumba831/
Mboumbaya801/
Mbomboa7793/
Mbuembo7764/
Mboumbe7761/
Mboumbi7741/
Mboomba7728/
Mbiemba7727/
Mbombaj7724/
Mboumbo7718/
Mbumwai7712/
Mwaumba7710/
Mboumwa777/
Mbombah773/
Mbumbet773/
Mvoumba772/
Mbombai772/
Mbumbui772/
Mbeumbo771/
M'bomba771/
Mbombea771/
Mbounba771/
Mboemba771/
Mbumbit771/
Mbumboh771/
Mbumbhe771/
Mbombay771/
Mboumbou712,362/
Mbeumbet7115/
Mbounbai7114/
Mbaumber714/
Mboumboh713/
Mboumbet712/
Mbhumbhi712/
Mwaumbea711/
Mvumbahe711/
Nbusimba711/
Mbutimbi711/
Mboumbhi711/
Mbombo67284,908/
Mvumbi6741,145/
Mbombi676,793/
Mbombe672,878/
Mwomba67470/
Mvumbo67324/
Mvumbe67271/
Nvumba6774/
Mbonua6710/
Mwumva677/
Mvomba675/
Mvumva675/
Mbomby674/
Mbomua674/
Mbomwa674/
Nbomba673/
Mbonba672/
Mbunbi671/
Mbunwa671/
Mbunbe671/
Mbunua671/
Mbumuo671/
Mouhoumba671/
Nbumbi671/
Nbunba671/
M'Boumbou671/

Mbumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mbumba in the Arabic language
مبومباmbwmba-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbumba
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