Numbu Surname

397,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Numbu Surname Definition:

Numbu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: cow calf.

Numbu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5721:92,5559,257
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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Numbu (160) may also be a first name.

Numbu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Numbu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: cow calf.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Numbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Numbu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Numbu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 397,537th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Numbu reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Numbu is also the 725,185th most numerous first name globally, borne by 160 people.

Numbu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 92,555. In Tanzania Numbu is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 56 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 27 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 16 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngumbu913,273/
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Nuembui838/
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Nimbu80209/
Nombu8049/
Nunbu802/
Ngoumbou7735/
Ngunmbou771/
Noumbeut771/
Nombou7334/
Niembu7321/
Nimbeu7310/
Nimbuh734/
Nombau734/
Nimbui733/
Nimbau733/
Nimbuu731/
Ngunbu731/
Ngunbau671/
Nimbouh671/
Ngoumvou626/
Nonbu60168/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Numbu
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