Mumbula Surname
Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname
Mumbula Surname Definition:
Mumbula is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a person who is very hospitable and welcoming.
Mumbula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 918 | 1:17,266 | 1,932 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Namibia | 20 | 1:120,470 | 9,225 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mumbula (404) may also be a first name.
Mumbula Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mumbula is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a person who is very hospitable and welcoming.
Mumbula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mumbula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mumbula is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mumbula.
How Common Is The Last Name Mumbula? popularity and diffusion
It is the 342,318th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,798,084 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mumbula are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 429,175th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 404 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 918 people, or 1 in 17,266. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 66 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found and Southern Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbulla | 93 | 6 | / |
| Muimbula | 93 | 3 | / |
| Musembula | 88 | 92 | / |
| Mutimbula | 88 | 44 | / |
| Musimbula | 88 | 13 | / |
| Mutembula | 88 | 7 | / |
| Moumboula | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mumbuulga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mombula | 86 | 1,138 | / |
| Mumbuli | 86 | 282 | / |
| Mimbula | 86 | 234 | / |
| Mumbulo | 86 | 75 | / |
| Mumvula | 86 | 27 | / |
| Mumbule | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mumbola | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mumbuly | 86 | 4 | / |
| Muchimbula | 82 | 1 | / |
| Momboula | 80 | 64 | / |
| Mumbiela | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mgumbule | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mimbuela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mumbouli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moumbouli | 75 | 787 | / |
| Mutembule | 75 | 50 | / |
| Mutembuli | 75 | 47 | / |
| Mombuleau | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mahumbulo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Musimbule | 75 | 2 | / |
| Miemboula | 75 | 2 | / |
| Musimbulo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutimbule | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moumbouly | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musembule | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mombola | 71 | 320 | / |
| Mumbolo | 71 | 180 | / |
| Mumbole | 71 | 89 | / |
| Mombule | 71 | 76 | / |
| Moumboulou | 71 | 65 | / |
| Mombuli | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mumboli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mombuly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mombouli | 67 | 2,997 | / |
| Moumbolo | 67 | 332 | / |
| Mombouly | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mumboole | 67 | 44 | / |
| Munvuila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Momboule | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mombolla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Munbiela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mombolia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moumbole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monbhula | 67 | 1 | / |
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