Mvumbo Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mvumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3061:150,91511,990
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mvumbo (18) may also be a first name.

Mvumbo Last Name Facts

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

Mvumbo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mvumbo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvumbo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 846,108th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvumbo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Mvumbo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 150,915. In Kenya Mvumbo is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Mvumbo is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Mvumbo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mvumbo last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvoumbo9228/
Mvoumbou862/
Mvumba831,071/
Mbumbo83403/
Mvimbo8328/
Nvumbo831/
Mvuemba772,179/
Mboumbo7718/
Mvoumba772/
Nvoumbo771/
Mbeumbo771/
Mbumboh771/
Mboumbou712,362/
M'Vuemba7150/
Mvoumvou715/
Mboumboh713/
Mboumbuo711/
Mvumbahe711/
Mbumba67115,557/
Mwimbo67350/
Mvimba67280/
Mwombo6796/
Nvumba6774/
Mvumva675/
Mvomba675/
M'Boumbou671/
Nvombo671/
Mwumba671/
Mbumuo671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mvumbo
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