Mulumbe Surname

230,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mulumbe Surname Definition:

Mulumbe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: legend.

Mulumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9671:17,7032,784
DR Congo7321:100,92811,306
Zambia371:428,37620,573
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mulumbe (87) may also be a first name.

Mulumbe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mulumbe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: legend.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mulumbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulumbe (Marathi: मुळुंबे) is found most in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mulumbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulumbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 230,125th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,143,005 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulumbe live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 87 people.

It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 967 people, or 1 in 17,703. Apart from Malawi it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulumbet933,864/
Mullumbe931/
Mueluembe881/
Mulumba86118,223/
Mulombe865,826/
Mulumbi864,573/
Molumbe861,021/
Milumbe86955/
Mulimbe867/
Mulumby864/
Mulumwe861/
Mullumby8040/
Maulumba806/
Moulombe806/
Mullumba803/
Mgulumbi802/
Mulummba801/
Mulumbai801/
Mulumbaa801/
Mulujmbi801/
Muluimba801/
Mulyumba801/
Mulaumba801/
Muilombe801/
Muylumba801/
Moulumby800/
Mouloumba7511/
Mulimbi7113,437/
Mulomba7112,228/
Mulombi711,211/
Molumba711,027/
Molombe71953/
Molumby71387/
Mulomwe7192/
Molumbi7168/
Milumbi7164/
Mulunba7142/
Mulumwa7123/
Milimbe712/
Mulumui711/
Moulomba67677/
Moulombi67213/
Mulomboi67166/
Mulimbiy6775/
Mulomboy6722/
Muilomba6721/
Moloumba676/
Moulimbi671/
Mulombay671/
Mulomb'a671/
Milumbay671/
M'Ulombi671/
Mulombaa671/
Mollumby670/

Mulumbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulumbe in the Marathi language
मुळुंबेmulumbe-

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