Mukumwa Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1751:90,5717,461
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mukumwa Last Name Facts

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

Mukumwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukumwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mukumwa is the 1,267,784th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Mukumwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukumwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 90,571. In Zambia Mukumwa is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 70 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside and Central Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukuumwa931/
Mukimwa86403/
Mukomwa8668/
Mokumwa861/
Mukhumba8034/
Mukumbah801/
Mokomwa71196/
Mucumba718/
Mukomwe715/
Mikimwa711/
Mukuimbi6727/
Mukhumbi6712/
Mukhumbe671/
Mukhumbo671/
Moukoumbi631,299/
Moukoumby635/
Mouckoumbi592/
Moukoumbou591/
Mouckoumby591/
Mikumuo5760/
Mucumbi5753/
Mucumbe5719/
Muccumbee503/

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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 Mukumwa
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