Nkumbula Surname

169,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nkumbula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkumbula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,0031:7,913938
Zimbabwe2861:53,9808,182
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nkumbula (72) may also be a first name.

Nkumbula Last Name Facts

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

Nkumbula occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkumbula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 169,006th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,852,268 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkumbula live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 72 people.

It is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,003 people, or 1 in 7,913. In Zambia Nkumbula is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 33 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zambia it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Nkumbula Last Name Statistics demography

Nkumbula earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.48% less than the national average, earning R 115,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkumbuela9421/
Nkhumbula949/
N'Kumbuela891/
Nkumbule8865/
Nkumbulo8812/
Nkumbuli886/
Nkombula885/
Nkunbula881/
Nkombola75176/
Nkombule757/
N'Koumboulou701/
Nkombolo6342/
Ncumbolo631/
Ncombule631/
Nkomboli631/
Nkhombole599/
Ncombolo5080/
Nqombolo5069/

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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 Nkumbula
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