Muyumbwe Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muyumbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muyumbwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia751:211,33213,534
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muyumbwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muyumbwe is found most in Zambia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyumbwe? popularity and diffusion

Muyumbwe is the 1,471,719th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyumbwe live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 211,332. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 80 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 7 percent live and Southern Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyumbwa88567/
Muyombwe88268/
Mujumbwe881/
Muhumbwe881/
Mayombwe752,164/
Muyombwa753/
Mujombwe751/
Majombwe635/
Mayombwa632/
Mayonbwe632/
Mojombwe631/
Muhombwa631/
Majombwa501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muyumbwe
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