Ndumba Surname

12,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ndumba Surname Definition:

Ndumba is a surname of the Luvale / Lunda tribe, meaning: lion.

Ndumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo29,4501:2,509259
Zambia7,7441:2,047285
Namibia1,9811:1,216157
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Kenya1,2441:37,1223,972
Tanzania8051:65,7666,960
Zimbabwe2001:77,19111,358
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Uganda711:549,84930,277
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ndumba (3,130) may also be a first name.

Ndumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndumba is a surname of the Luvale / Lunda tribe, meaning: lion.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndumba is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: lion.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndumba Last Name Facts

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

Ndumba occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,857th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 166,969 people. The last name Ndumba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndumba are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ndumba is also the 128,706th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,130 people.

The last name Ndumba is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 29,450 people, or 1 in 2,509. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and Namibia, where 5 percent reside.

Ndumba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Ndumba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.54% less than the national average, earning R 110,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndoumba922,506/
Ndhumba921,409/
Ndumbah9210/
Ndaumba924/
Nndumba924/
Ndummba921/
Ndumbea921/
Ndumbay921/
Ndoumbai865/
Ndumbaya864/
Ndoumbay863/
Ndahumba863/
Ndomba8340,991/
Ndumbi837,505/
Ndimba833,573/
Ndumbo832,963/
Ndumbe832,423/
Ndumwa8374/
Ndumby838/
Ndunba836/
Ndumva832/
Ndumua831/
Ndoumbaya801/
Ndoumbe776,604/
Ndoumbi77116/
Ndeumby7718/
Ndoumbo7717/
Ndumbeh7714/
Ndoumbé777/
Ndumbie774/
N'Dimba774/
Ndombai773/
Ndimbah773/
Ndiemba772/
Ndhumbi772/
Ndoumbè772/
Ndoumwa772/
Ndaumva771/
Ndimbau771/
Ndumbou771/
Ndumbiy771/
Ndumbio771/
Nduimbi771/
Ndombea771/
Ndimbai771/
Ndoumbio7137/
Ndoumbou7134/
N'Diemba7125/
Ndeumbou7118/
Ndoumbeu7114/
N'Doumbe719/
Ndoumbey716/
Ndon'mba711/
Ndoumway711/
Nduembou711/
Ndutembi711/
N'doumbé711/
Ndimbo6725,225/
Ndombi6716,468/
Ndombe6714,273/
Ndombo674,048/
Ndomby67309/
Ndunwa67106/
Ndonba6773/
Ndomwa676/
Ndunbi671/
Ndoumbioh671/
Ndunby671/
N'Doumbou671/

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