Okumba Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Gabon

Okumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Okumba (33) may also be a first name.

Okumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okumba is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Okumba.

How Common Is The Last Name Okumba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Okumba is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Okumba are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Okumba is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 33 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,099,086. In Kenya Okumba is most common in: Kakamega County, where 41 percent are found, Siaya County, where 41 percent are found and Busia County, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoumba921,344/
Gokumba921/
Okumbay921/
Gokoumba864/
Okusemba861/
Okoumbas861/
Okomba832,989/
Akumba832,031/
Okimba83880/
Okumbe83621/
Okumbo83610/
Ekumba83587/
Ukumba83114/
Okumbi8380/
Okunba8313/
Äkumba831/
Gakumba775,349/
Akoumba772,881/
Okiemba771,050/
Akhumba7751/
Akumbah776/
Ockomba775/
Okunbay775/
Okoumbi774/
Akuumba774/
Akuimba774/
Okoumbo772/
Okumber772/
Okonmba772/
Okimbai771/
Akaumba771/
Okhunba771/
Hukumba771/
Okoumbe771/
Akeumba771/
Okommba771/
Okumbeh771/
Okumboh771/
Hakumba771/
Akkumba771/
Akumboa771/
Akunmba771/
Okimbaj771/
Okoumbou719/
Hakaumba713/
Akhumbay711/
Okombi678,668/
Okombo674,304/
Ekumbo672,156/
Okombe671,003/
Ocumbe67397/
Akomba67397/
Okunbo67251/
Akumbo67160/
Ekimba67138/
Akumbi67115/
Akumbe67109/
Ukomba6782/
Okonba6749/
Okunbi6726/
Akimba6717/
Okomby679/
Akunba678/
Ukumbe675/
Acomba674/
Houkoumbi674/
Okimbo673/
Okunbe672/
Ukumbo672/
Akumva672/
Ecumba672/
Ocumbi672/
Akaahumba671/
Ukumbi671/
Ukunba671/
Akoumbaya671/
Acumba671/

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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 Okumba
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