Nyumbu Surname

113,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nyumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,2341:7,095849
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Zimbabwe4231:36,4975,646
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Tanzania2761:191,81716,484
Namibia1881:12,8162,394
Kenya401:1,154,49835,000
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Nyumbu (782) may also be a first name.

Nyumbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyumbu is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyumbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,543rd most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,788,794 people. Nyumbu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyumbu live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 293,371st most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 782 people.

The surname Nyumbu is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,234 people, or 1 in 7,095. In Zambia Nyumbu is most common in: Western Province, where 66 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside and Southern Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

Nyumbu Last Name Statistics demography

Nyumbu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.68% less than the national average, earning R 69,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhumbu8356/
Njumbu8324/
Niumbu8321/
Nyunbu836/
Nyumvu831/
Njumbuh776/
Nihumbu772/
Neuumbu771/
Ngiumbu771/
Njumbui771/
Ngeumbou712/
Njoumbou711/
Njeumbou711/
Njombu6780/
Niumvu6734/
Neombu675/
Nyunwu672/
Njombuh6211/
Njombou621/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nyumbu
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