Mlumba Surname

252,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mlumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5171:34,8994,074
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mlumba Last Name Facts

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

Mlumba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 252,918th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,659,556 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mlumba reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mlumba is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,517 people, or 1 in 34,899. In Tanzania Mlumba is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 18 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 18 percent live and Tabora Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Mlumba Last Name Statistics demography

Mlumba earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning R 273,012 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlhumba923/
Mhlumba921/
Mlumbah921/
Millumba866/
Mlomba831,484/
Mlimba831,446/
Mlumbe831,293/
Mlumbi831,180/
M'Lumbe774/
Mlounba771/
Mlombo672,907/
Mlimbo67972/
Mlombi67464/
Mlombe67349/
Mlomwa671/
Mhlombe623/
Mllombo621/
Mhlombo621/
M'Lombo621/
Mhlombi621/
Mellombo5756/
Millimbo574/
Millombe571/
Mlonbo502/

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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 Mlumba
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