Mumbela Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mumbela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumbela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Zambia3641:43,5444,243
Namibia701:34,4204,994
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Mumbela (157) may also be a first name.

Mumbela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mumbela occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumbela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mumbela is the 404,308th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mumbela live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mumbela is also the 732,696th most widely held forename globally, held by 157 people.

The last name Mumbela is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 171,414. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 42 percent live and Namibia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muembela9348/
Mumbiela9319/
Moumbela9312/
Maumbela933/
Mgumbela932/
Mutembela88230/
Musembela8872/
Mumbala862,830/
Mimbela862,447/
Mombela862,442/
Mumbele86276/
Mumbila86111/
Mumbelo8659/
Mumbeli8626/
Mumbola866/
Mombiela80463/
Mhombela80407/
Mhumbila80223/
Moumbele80190/
Muimbila8096/
Moumbelo8088/
Mimbiela8051/
Moumbila8037/
Moumbala8016/
Moumbeli805/
Muimbeli802/
Maumbelo802/
Moombela802/
Moumbely801/
Mumbalah801/
Mumbilya801/
Munbiela801/
Mounbela801/
Musimbele7568/
Mutembele7534/
Mutembeli751/
Moumbelet751/
Musembele751/
Mombila712,478/
Mombele711,566/
Mimbala71940/
Mumbile71263/
Mombelo71186/
Mumbolo71180/
Mombeli71172/
Mumbili71166/
Mumbalo7141/
Mimbila7138/
Mimbelo7134/
Munwela718/
Mumbilo715/
Mumvila714/
Muchembele713/
Monbela712/
Munbala711/
Monuela711/
Munuela711/
Momwela711/
Mimbola711/
Moumbolo67332/
Mombilia67265/
Mhimbila67197/
Mimballa6739/
Muimbile674/
Mimbalay673/
Mimbalah673/
Monbiela672/
Maumbile672/
Moumbili671/
Munvella671/
Maumbalo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mumbela
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