Pfumbi Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pfumbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3771:40,9506,320
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pfumbi (36) may also be a first name.

Pfumbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfumbi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfumbi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 734,496th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Pfumbi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 377 people, or 1 in 40,950. In Zimbabwe Pfumbi is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent live, Harare Province, where 29 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Mozambique, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fumbi911,945/
Pumbi9164/
Pumbui8398/
Foumbi8388/
Pumbai8362/
Fumbui8355/
Feumbi8325/
Pfumbe8324/
Fumbii8316/
Pfumba8310/
Fumbai8310/
Pumbit833/
Funmbi833/
Phumbi832/
Fuimbi832/
Pumbiy831/
Foumbai776/
Phumbai775/
Feumbie773/
Poumbai772/
Pumbuit771/
Foumbit771/
Foumbie771/
Futembi771/
Vumbi739,789/
Fumba734,687/
Pumba733,118/
Fombi731,428/
Pimbi731,103/
Fumbe73517/
Pombi73463/
Pumbe73131/
Fimbi73110/
Funbi7331/
Pumui738/
Punbi733/
Pumby731/
Fumby731/
Feumba671,314/
Poumba67478/
Phimbi67352/
Foumba67262/
Voumbi67238/
Faumui67215/
Faumbe67109/
Paumba67106/
Fonmbi6794/
Poumbe6759/
Phumba6728/
Fimbai6725/
Piembi6721/
Pombai6717/
Fumbeh6715/
Fumwai6714/
Fombai6712/
Pfombe6711/
Fumwie6711/
Vumbai6710/
Pumnui676/
Fombii675/
Pumbay675/
Fombui674/
Foumbe674/
Fuembe674/
Pumber674/
Puimba672/
Pomboi672/
Fuumba672/
Paumbe672/
Pumwit671/
Phumbe671/
Fumbha671/
Fomhbi671/
Punbai671/
Fhumba671/
Fombih671/
Fombie671/
Funbai671/
Puembe671/
Pimboi671/
Pimbai671/
Fumber670/
Puimby670/

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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 Pfumbi
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