Mpulumba Surname

456,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mpulumba Surname Definition:

Mpulumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lion.

Mpulumba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
Zambia1791:88,5477,336
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
China21:683,660,78330,601

Mpulumba (29) may also be a first name.

Mpulumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mpulumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: lion.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Mpulumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpulumba is found most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mpulumba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpulumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpulumba is the 456,246th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,821,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpulumba live; 46 percent live in Central Africa and 46 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 216,022. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Zambia, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphulumba94288/
Mpuluumba941/
Mpulumbi881/
Mpulimba881/
Mpulunba881/
Bulumba80262/
Boulumba7527/
Mpilimba7526/
Mpolomba757/
Bouloumba712/
Bolumba67968/
Bulomba67178/
Bulumbo6727/
Bulunbas631/
Mpolombe631/
Bouloumbou564/
Bolomba53543/
Bolumbo53528/
Bulombo53253/
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Footnotes

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