Mvumu Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

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

Mvumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mvumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mvumu Last Name Facts

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

Mvumu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvumu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mvumu live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mvumou911/
Mvoumou8318/
Mbumu80292/
Nvumu801/
Mbumou7328/
Mbumuh731/
Mboumeu6756/
Mbeumou6747/
Mboumou6741/
Mbeumeu672/
M'Mpumu671/
Mboumgou621/
Mboummeu621/
Mbomu60132/
Mwimu601/
Nwumu601/
Mouhoumou578/
Mimpoumou572/
M'Bomu551/
Nwoumu551/
Nuhimu551/
Mwimui551/
Mouhoumoud53283/
Mouhoumout5340/
Mouhoumous531/
Mboumoe5034/
Mouhoumouyd501/
Mouhoumoutt501/
Mboumoo501/

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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 Mvumu
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