Mkumbo Surname

23,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania23,0071:2,301302
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mkumbo (1,792) may also be a first name.

Mkumbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkumbo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkumbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,511th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 316,410 people. Mkumbo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkumbo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 180,639th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 1,792 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 23,007 people, or 1 in 2,301. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 47 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 7 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mkumbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mkumbo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkeumbou861/
Mkumba8313,854/
Mkombo831,534/
Mkimbo83327/
Mkhombo772,522/
Mkhumba77617/
Mkaumba77156/
Mkhunbo774/
Mckombo772/
Mkuimba771/
M'Kumba771/
Mkomboa771/
Mkumbah771/
Mqukumba715/
Mkumbach711/
Mkhombho711/
Mkhumbeu711/
Mkomba672,942/
Mkimba676/
McUmba671/
Mkhomba6213/
McCumba6213/
Mkhonbo626/
Mkkomba621/
McCombo621/
McOmba500/

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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 Mkumbo
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