Mumbi Surname

10,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mumbi Surname Definition:

Mumbi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: creator.

Mumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya34,9041:1,323214
Zambia16,6051:955132
DR Congo1,7651:41,8585,132
Tanzania1,4371:36,8424,272
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
England561:994,96549,531
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
China61:227,886,92811,701
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Mumbi (12,160) may also be a first name.

Mumbi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mumbi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: creator.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mumbi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a queen.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mumbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mumbi (Hindi: मुम्बी) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumbi? popularity and diffusion

Mumbi is the 10,221st most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 132,296 people. The last name Mumbi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mumbi reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mumbi is also the 53,667th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 12,160 people.

Mumbi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 34,904 people, or 1 in 1,323. In Kenya Mumbi is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 18 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Mumbi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mumbi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.43% less than the national average, earning $19,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mumbai913,884/
Muimbi912,120/
Maumbi91737/
Muumbi91703/
Muembi91169/
Mgumbi91120/
Mumboi9120/
Mumbii9112/
Mhumbi9111/
Mumbip918/
Mumbui916/
Moumbi915/
Mumbei911/
Mumbio911/
Musmbi911/
Mutmbi911/
Musembi8336,053/
Musimbi8314,516/
Mahumbi831,987/
Mutembi83206/
Mucembi83108/
Mutimbi8344/
Mumbaid836/
Mumbhai835/
Moumbio831/
Mmuimbi831/
Mucimbi831/
Mumba80308,029/
Mumbe809,564/
Mumby803,278/
Mombi802,149/
Mimbi801,893/
Mumwi801,591/
Mumui8065/
Munbi808/
Mumvi802/
Mutembei7726,917/
Musembei77585/
Muchembi77133/
Mutembai7762/
Muchimbi7723/
Mutimbai7710/
Mucembei779/
Mussimbi775/
Musembih772/
Moutembi771/
Moutimbi771/
Mmusembi771/
Mucimbii771/
Muimba733,034/
Maumba732,533/
Mhumba731,193/
Muimui731,152/
Moumbe731,139/
Maumbe73897/
Muumbe73885/
Mimbui73546/
Mumber73541/
Momboi73516/
Mombai73461/
Mumbee73280/
Moumba73228/
Muembe73142/
Mombei73111/
Mimbie7374/
Mimbai7358/
Mumbay7336/
Mombie7334/
Mimboi7327/
Moembi7327/
Mumbeh7322/
Muymba7321/
Mombui7321/
Mhimbi7310/
Muimbe739/
Mumbey738/
Meumba736/
Mommbi734/
Munbai734/
Mombii734/
Moombi733/
Mgumbe732/
Moumby732/
Musmbe732/
Mumbaa732/
Moumbé732/
Mumbea732/
Mimbih732/
Mombhi731/
Miembi731/
Mimbei731/
Mhombi731/
Mumboy731/
Mmumba731/
Mumuid731/
Mumwai731/
Moumbouyi712/
Mausymbai711/
Muchimbai711/
Mutembe674,012/
Musembe67662/
Musimbe67552/
Mumbaya67235/
Mahumbe67175/
Mutimbe67126/
Mutembeeyi6712/
Moumbeu6710/
Munbait678/
Munempi674/
Mucembe674/
Musenbi673/
Munbish672/
Maumbay672/
Mujmuie671/
Maumbee671/
Maumbeh671/
Mounmbouyi671/
Moumbep671/
Moumbes671/
Moumbet671/
Mhumbed671/
Mumbeha671/
Mumbehe671/
Mumboha671/
Mumbuha671/
Mutenbi671/
Moumnui671/
Moumber670/

Mumbi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mumbi in the Hindi language
मुम्बीmumbi-

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