Mumbu Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mumbu Surname Definition:

Mumbu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: jackal.

Mumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Tanzania2341:226,24618,784
Kenya2081:222,01915,715
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mumbu (67) may also be a first name.

Mumbu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mumbu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: jackal.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mumbu is a surname of the Lala tribe, meaning: an indegenous edible wild root.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mumbu (Russian: Мумбу) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 390,071st most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,025,932 people. The last name Mumbu is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mumbu live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 67 people.

The last name Mumbu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 23 percent reside.

Mumbu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Mumbu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muembu911,288/
Muimbu91250/
Mgumbu9199/
Maumbu9172/
Mumbuu9129/
Mumbau9125/
Moumbu9121/
Mumbuh9112/
Mumbui916/
Mumbut916/
Mhumbu914/
Mutimbu83513/
Mutembu83211/
Musembu83164/
Moumbou83117/
Mahumbu8376/
Musimbu8322/
Moumbeu8310/
Mumbuha831/
Muembuh831/
Meumbou831/
Munmbou831/
Mimbu801,512/
Mombu80147/
Mounmbou7714/
Muchimbu774/
Mutimbeu771/
Muttembu771/
Mousimbu771/
Mimbui73546/
Munbut73235/
Moembu73233/
Mombou73189/
Mombui7321/
Mombeu7314/
Mimbeu734/
Mombuh731/
Mumboo731/
Munbuu731/
Mombau731/
Muumvu731/
Moumbouyi712/
Mounbou6745/
Moussimbou674/
Mombouh673/
Mimbouh672/
Moumvou671/
Mutinbu671/
Mounmbouyi671/

Mumbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mumbu in the Russian language
Мумбуmumbu-

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