Mumena Surname

142,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,115 people bear this surname

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

Mumena Surname Definition:

Mumena is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: member of the lion clan.

Mumena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,2571:32,7344,066
Zambia4701:33,7233,420
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Mumena (2,735) may also be a first name.

Mumena Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mumena is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: member of the lion clan.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mumena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mumena (Hindi: मुमेना, Marathi: मुमेना, Oriya: ମୁେମନା) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mumena.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,772nd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,339,501 people. The surname Mumena is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mumena reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,808th most common first name globally, borne by 2,735 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,257 people, or 1 in 32,734. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 15 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 12 percent reside.

Mumena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mumena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mumena surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moumena92744/
Mumenah92199/
Muemena9241/
Mumeena921/
Mummena921/
Maumena921/
Mumenga921/
Moumenah86199/
Moumenga8665/
Mummiena8611/
Mummeena863/
Muthmena861/
Maumenas861/
Momena838,072/
Mumina832,682/
Mumana83754/
Mumeno83247/
Mumona83130/
Mumene83129/
Mumeni8389/
Mumyna836/
Mimena834/
Mutthmena801/
Moumeni779,855/
Moumene779,081/
Mummana772,747/
Muminah772,647/
Mummina771,386/
Muimina7782/
Muminat7767/
Mumaina7766/
Mumengo7757/
Maumina7754/
Momenai7749/
Moumina7741/
Maumene7741/
Mimenah7737/
Momeena7734/
Mumanah7730/
Mumengi7728/
Mumanai7727/
Mumanau7720/
Mumeneh7712/
Mumanay777/
Muimana777/
Maumené776/
Mumanna775/
Maumeni775/
Mumenge775/
Mumenyi775/
Mumenie775/
Mutmina774/
Mumonay774/
Muumina773/
Musmina772/
Moumeny772/
Momenha772/
Maumana772/
Mhumana771/
Mu'mina771/
Muhmina771/
Mumaana771/
Mumhina771/
Muminoa771/
Mgumeni771/
Mumehne771/
Mumehni771/
Mumenyo771/
Muminas771/
Muminay771/
Mumuina771/
Muumana771/
Mutmyna771/
Moomena771/
Muemina771/
Moemena771/
Mumanaa771/
Moumeno771/
Mahumana7113,685/
Mouminah71559/
Mutmaina71371/
Moumegni7157/
Maumenee7156/
Muiminah7145/
Mummanna7131/
Mumainah7131/
Muuminah7124/
Mu'minah7110/
Maumenée7110/
Muhmanah719/
Mummened712/
Mhaumeni711/
Moomeena711/
Muhminah711/
Moumenei711/
Moummene711/
Mauminau711/
Moumegne711/
Moumeini711/
Mumanaaj711/
Mgumenge711/
Moumenie711/
Mumminah711/
Momeenah711/
Moumenou711/
Meutmeny710/
Momina6741,527/
Mumini677,916/
Momene671,099/
Mimana671,054/
Mutmainna67758/
Mimina67132/
Momeny6791/
Mumine6748/
Mimona6717/
Muminj6716/
Mumino6715/
Muthmaina6710/
Moomeenay6710/
Momyna676/
Mujmainah674/
Muminahhj674/
Muhmannah671/

Mumena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mumena in the Hindi language
मुमेनाmumena-
Mumena in the Oriya language
ମୁେମନାmuemana-
Mumena in the Marathi language
मुमेनाmumena-

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