Mumbe Surname

53,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,3001:5,564768
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Zambia1901:83,4217,024
Cameroon1631:127,41814,439
Tanzania1441:367,65026,957
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England21:27,859,030389,889
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mumbe (2,095) may also be a first name.

Mumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mumbe (Marathi: मुंबे, Russian: Мумбе) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 53,400th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 761,977 people. Mumbe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mumbe reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 164,416th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 2,095 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 8,300 people, or 1 in 5,564. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 51 percent are found, Makueni County, where 15 percent are found and Machakos County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.

Mumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mumbe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moumbe911,139/
Maumbe91897/
Muumbe91885/
Mumber91541/
Mumbee91280/
Muembe91142/
Mumbeh9122/
Muimbe919/
Mumbey918/
Mgumbe912/
Musmbe912/
Mumbea912/
Mumbei911/
Mutembe834,012/
Musembe83662/
Musimbe83552/
Mahumbe83175/
Mutimbe83126/
Moumbeu8310/
Mucembe834/
Maumbee831/
Maumbeh831/
Moumbep831/
Moumbes831/
Moumbet831/
Mhumbed831/
Mumbeha831/
Mumbehe831/
Moumber830/
Mumba80308,029/
Mumbi8055,085/
Mombe805,127/
Mumby803,278/
Mimbe802,340/
Mumwe8044/
Mumve8028/
Mumue803/
Munbe802/
Mutembei7726,917/
Musembei77585/
Muchembe77100/
Mutembey7775/
Moutembe7710/
Mucembei779/
Muchimbe774/
Mumbejje773/
Moutimbe771/
Muteembe771/
Musimber771/
Maumbech770/
Mucember770/
Mumbai733,884/
Muimba733,034/
Maumba732,533/
Muimbi732,120/
Mhumba731,193/
Maumbi73737/
Muumbi73703/
Moombe73699/
Mombey73285/
Moumba73228/
Miembe73189/
Muembi73169/
Mgumbi73120/
Mombei73111/
Moembe7398/
Mhombe7391/
Mombea7379/
Mimbie7374/
Mumbay7336/
Mombie7334/
Mimbey7329/
Muymba7321/
Mumboi7320/
Mumbii7312/
Mhumbi7311/
Mumbip738/
Mumbui736/
Meumba736/
Munber735/
Moumbi735/
Mimbeu734/
Mounbe734/
Moumwe733/
Mimbea733/
Mimbeh733/
Moumby732/
Mumbaa732/
Moumbé732/
Musnbe731/
Munbee731/
Mummue731/
Mimbei731/
Mumbio731/
Mumboy731/
Mmumba731/
Musmbi731/
Mümber731/
Mutmbi731/
Mumuhe731/
Mumhue730/
Munbed730/
Musembi6736,053/
Musimbi6714,516/
Mahumbi671,987/
Mumbaya67235/
Mutembi67206/
Mucembi67108/
Mutimbi6744/
Munempe6734/
Musemwe6714/
Mutembeeyi6712/
Mumbaid676/
Mumbhai675/
Musimwe673/
Maumbay672/
Mahumwe671/
Mujmuie671/
Moumbio671/
Mounbeh671/
Miembeh671/
Mumboha671/
Mumbuha671/
Mmuimbi671/
Mucimbi671/

Mumbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mumbe in the Marathi language
मुंबेmumbe-
Mumbe in the Russian language
Мумбеmumbe-

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