Mpumbu Surname

171,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,509 people bear this surname

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

Mpumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4351:30,3413,806
Uganda571:684,90034,656
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpumbu (118) may also be a first name.

Mpumbu Last Name Facts

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

Mpumbu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpumbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpumbu is the 171,573rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,904,562 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpumbu live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mpumbu is also the 859,937th most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 118 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,435 people, or 1 in 30,341. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpuumbu921/
Mpoumbou865/
Mpombu8368/
Npumbu831/
Mpombou772/
Bumbu733,586/
Vumbu73500/
Bumbut67145/
Buimbu6748/
Bumbui6744/
Vhumbu6742/
Baumbu6727/
Bumbus6720/
Bumbud676/
Bumbau672/
Boumbu671/
Buumbu671/
Bumbuu671/

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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 Mpumbu
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