Musumba Surname

20,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,822 people bear this surname

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

Musumba Surname Definition:

Musumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who belongs to another area.

Musumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo17,6221:4,192480
Kenya6,2881:7,344977
Uganda2,0561:18,9882,844
Zambia7031:22,5462,427
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Musumba (1,566) may also be a first name.

Musumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who belongs to another area.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musumba occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Musumba is the 20,388th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 271,700 people. Musumba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musumba reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,712th most prevalent first name globally, held by 1,566 people.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 17,622 people, or 1 in 4,192. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Musumba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushumba937,452/
Mutsumba9386/
Musuumba9377/
Mussumba9330/
Musaumba934/
Mususmba932/
Musumbah931/
Musumbau931/
Musuimba931/
Mutshumba8834/
Misumba863,546/
Musomba862,085/
Musumbi861,745/
Muzumba86325/
Mosumba86324/
Mujumba86207/
Musumbo86168/
Musumbe8676/
Musumwa8637/
Mucumba868/
Moussoumba82192/
Moutsoumba821/
Mushimba802,223/
Mushumbi80346/
Mujjumba80252/
Muchumba80104/
Mishumba8097/
Missumba8034/
Mushomba806/
Mushumbe805/
Mussumbe804/
Mudjumba801/
Muisomba801/
Musomboa801/
Musuembo801/
Mutsumbe801/
Mutsumbi801/
Mutsumua801/
Musombah801/
Mushimbay75253/
Muishimba7562/
Mutsumbei7551/
Mushimbai7521/
Moussimba755/
Moussomba753/
Missoumba751/
Mussombah751/
Muzumbi711,623/
Musombo711,488/
Mosomba71715/
Musombi71453/
Musombe71161/
Muzomba7194/
Muzumbe7166/
Mosumbe7164/
Mosumbi7135/
Musomwa7127/
Muzumbo7120/
Musunwa715/
Mozumba714/
Mouchoumba711/
Moussoumbe711/
Musonua711/
Musomby711/
Muzumby711/
Misunba711/
Mosumwa711/
Mosumbo711/
Musonba711/
Mushombe672,759/
Mushimbo67157/
Mishimba6791/
Mushombo6748/
Muzhimba6729/
Muchumbe6729/
Muchumwa6725/
Muzuimbi6721/
Missimba676/
Muchumbi676/
Mushombi674/
Muzombay674/
Mossomba674/
Moussoumbou672/
Moudjoumbai671/
Muuzumbi671/
Mosombay671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musumba
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