Mumbo Surname

79,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mumbo Surname Definition:

Mumbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who deliberately does wrong.

Mumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,9321:11,7451,475
Malawi1,0461:16,3662,570
Zambia6801:23,3092,500
Tanzania1431:370,22127,074
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mumbo (908) may also be a first name.

Mumbo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mumbo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who deliberately does wrong.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mumbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mumbo (Hindi: मुम्बो, Russian: Мумбо) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumbo? popularity and diffusion

Mumbo is the 79,841st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,193,310 people. Mumbo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mumbo reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 269,226th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 908 people.

The surname Mumbo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 3,932 people, or 1 in 11,745. In Kenya it is most common in: Kwale County, where 27 percent live, Kilifi County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 12 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.

Mumbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (88%) in Kenya.

Mumbo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muembo913,057/
Mumboh91340/
Maumbo91281/
Mutmbo9168/
Munmbo9137/
Moumbo9133/
Muimbo9125/
Mumboi9120/
Muumbo918/
Mumbuo914/
Mhumbo914/
Mumnbo911/
Mgumbo911/
Mumboy911/
Mumboo911/
Mutembo833,992/
Musimbo83210/
Mutimbo83174/
Moumbou83117/
Musembo83113/
Moumboh832/
Mahumbo832/
Mutymbo831/
Munmbou831/
Mumboha831/
Mumboch831/
Meumbou831/
Muttmbo831/
Maumbos831/
Mummboh831/
Mumba80308,029/
Mombo8032,405/
Mimbo801,294/
Munbo805/
Mumuo801/
Muchimbo7718/
Mounmbou7714/
Muchembo779/
Moutimbo774/
Mgumba733,372/
Muimba733,034/
Maumba732,533/
Momboy731,322/
Mhumba731,193/
Moombo73789/
Momboi73516/
Mhombo73466/
Muumba73452/
Momboa73369/
Muemba73250/
Moumba73228/
Mombou73189/
Mumbas73119/
Miembo7373/
Momboh7359/
Moembo7355/
Mumbah7351/
Mimboh7331/
Mimboi7327/
Mumbau7325/
Mimboy7321/
Muymba7321/
Mumbad7315/
Mumbap7313/
Munbod7311/
Mmombo7310/
Mumbat738/
Munboh738/
Meumba736/
Mimboo735/
Mutmba734/
Mumbaa732/
Mmumba731/
Monmbo731/
Mounbo731/
Mumbaz731/
Momboo731/
Mutemba6736,377/
Mutimba6711,381/
Mahumba671,266/
Musimba671,023/
Mumbach67862/
Munbodh67333/
Musemba67311/
Maumbas67157/
Mounbou6745/
Munboot6731/
Mucimba6718/
Moumbeu6710/
Munboth675/
Moussimbou674/
Mombouh673/
Moumbah672/
Mimbouh672/
Muhmuod672/
Musinbo671/
Muhmbad671/
Moumvou671/

Mumbo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mumbo in the Hindi language
मुम्बोmumbo-
Mumbo in the Russian language
Мумбоmumbo-

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Footnotes

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