Mzumba Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mzumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mzumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania721:735,30041,343
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mzumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mzumba occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mzumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mzumba is the 2,047,559th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mzumba reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mzumba is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Pwani Region, where 88 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msumba838,563/
Mzomba831,042/
Mzumbe83222/
Mzumbi83122/
Mjumba8344/
Mzumwa834/
McUmba831/
Mdzomba772,905/
Mshumba77164/
Mjuimba771/
Mshumbaa711/
Msomba678,232/
Mjumbe67803/
Mzombe67366/
Msumbe6710/
Msumbi677/
Mzombo674/
Mzombi674/
Mjumbi671/
Msumbo671/
Mcimba671/
McOmba670/
Mshomba62692/
Mshimba62621/
Mchumwa624/
Mshumbi623/
M'Cumbe621/
Mchumbo621/
Msumbui621/
Mtsumbo621/
Mzoembi621/
Mssimba621/
Mdzombo621/
Mtshimba572/
Mtshomba571/
Msombe50747/
Msombo5030/
Msunwa505/
Msunua503/
Msombi502/
Mzonwa502/
Msomwa502/

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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 Mzumba
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