Mbumwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbumwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbumwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mbumwe (4) may also be a first name.

Mbumwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbumwe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbumwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbumwe is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Mbumwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbumwe reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 4 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Mbumwe is most common in: South Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuimwe9256/
Mbunwe831,593/
Mbumbe83694/
Mbumwa831/
Mbumbea77253/
Mboumbe7761/
Mbumwai7712/
Mbounwe779/
Mboumwa777/
Mbuinwe772/
Mbunwie771/
Mbumbhe771/
Mboumoue7111/
Mbumbi67533/
Mbonwe6724/
Mbunue6722/
Mbomwa674/
Mbunbe671/
Mbunwa671/
Nbunwe671/
Mbonue671/
Mboumouee671/

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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 Mbumwe
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