Numba Surname

302,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Numba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Numba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4461:296,52326,387
Zambia3121:50,8014,770
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Papua New Guinea1481:55,0936,981
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Tanzania271:1,960,80047,770
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
India61:127,844,230863,365
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Numba (1,329) may also be a first name.

Numba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Numba (Hindi: नुम्बा) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Numba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Numba is the 302,457th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,806,809 people. The surname Numba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Numba live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 215,498th most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,329 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 296,523. In Indonesia Numba is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 72 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 17 percent reside and West Sulawesi, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngumba919,719/
Nhumba91884/
Noumba91468/
Nuimba91110/
Naumba9154/
Neumba9126/
Nutmba9121/
Numbea914/
Numbah913/
Nuumba912/
Numbha911/
Numbat911/
Numbay911/
Nuemba911/
Ngumbau834,619/
Ngoumba832,197/
Ngaumba83135/
Numbhai83109/
N'Gumba8315/
Nahumba836/
Gnoumba834/
N'Humba831/
Noumbai831/
Noumbap831/
Noumbat831/
Nhoumba831/
Numbi80194,395/
Nomba802,507/
Nimba801,626/
Numbe801,129/
Numbo80223/
Numwa8025/
Numby8012/
Numva802/
Nunba802/
Nausimba7742/
Ngoumbai7724/
Ngoumbah7721/
Ngnoumba7712/
N'Goumba775/
Noumbaya771/
Ngumbaya771/
Ngumbi7317,747/
Neumbe7312,036/
Ngumbe732,325/
Niemba731,559/
Neumbo731,119/
Noumbi73665/
Nhimba73643/
Noumbo73625/
Number73605/
Ngumbo73395/
Nhumbi73268/
Nhumwa73252/
Nhumbe73153/
Numwat73136/
Noumbe73100/
Numbos7397/
Ñumbay7377/
Naumbe7371/
Noumwa7344/
Numbie7331/
Nombea7324/
Nimbah7323/
Numbeh7321/
Nunbai7314/
Numbes7311/
Numbio7311/
Nhumbo739/
Numbee737/
Numwua736/
Naumbi736/
Noomba736/
Gnumbi735/
Numbez735/
Nombai735/
Nombaï735/
Ngunba735/
Nimbha734/
Nummbe734/
Nunmbe734/
Nnumbi734/
Naumwa734/
Nujmbi734/
Nummbi734/
Nombau734/
Nimbau733/
Naumbo733/
Nimbai732/
Nnomba732/
Nuumbe731/
Numbui731/
Nimbay731/
Nunbah731/
Nunbea731/
Numbet731/
Nomboa731/
Noumby731/
Nounba731/
Nuimbi731/
Numbit731/
Numboh731/
Numbou731/
Numnbi731/
Numuah731/
Nuembo731/
Naumua731/
Nuumbi731/
Nuimby730/
Noumbou67840/
Ngoumbe67589/
Ngoumbi6791/
Noombah6722/
Ngoumbo6721/
Nguhmbi6710/
Ngumbou6710/
Ngoumva679/
Noumbie677/
Numnuea675/
Noumbet674/
Ngoumwa673/
Ngounba673/
Naumber672/
Neumber672/
Noumbit672/
Noumbop672/
N'Humwa671/
Ngu'mbi671/
Nhaumbe671/
Nummber671/
Nimbajj671/
Ngumuha671/
Noumbeu671/
Nahumbe671/
Naumbee671/
Neumbeu671/
Neumbot671/
N'Nomba671/
N'Himba671/
Nneumbe671/
Nnoumbo671/
Nutembi671/
Nusimbi671/
Neumboh671/
Nomboha671/
Ngunbau671/
Numbood671/
Numveah670/

Numba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Numba in the Hindi language
नुम्बाnumba-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Numba
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