Rukumbwe Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Rukumbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rukumbwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Rukumbwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rukumbwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rukumbwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Rukumbwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rukumbwe live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Rukumbwe is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rukombwe888/
Rukumbwa886/
Rukambwe881/
Rukumbo80152/
Rukambe80143/
Rukumba80105/
Rukombe8069/
Rukumbu8010/
Rukumbi804/
Rukembe801/
Rukumbai75262/
Rukwembe7519/
Rukumbya752/
Rukuumba751/
Rugambwe751/
Rukhambe751/
Rukkumbai7131/
Rukemb7121/
Rukumbayi7114/
Rukumabai715/
Rukomb714/
Rukhumbai714/
Rukumbhai713/
Rukamb711/
Rughambwe711/
Rakmbe711/
Rukombo67343/
Rukomba67222/
Rugumba67153/
Rukamba67129/
Rukambeiya6753/
Rikumbi6734/
Rikombe6731/
Rekombe6727/
Rikimbe6710/
Ragumbe679/
Rakumba674/
Rukembu674/
Rukambu673/
Rkambey673/
Rukumbaayi673/
Rugombe673/
Rukemba673/
Rugambe672/
Rukumbhayi671/
Rakumpe671/
Rukambi671/
Rukambo671/
Rukhumabai671/
Rukmbai671/
Rakombe671/
Rukombu671/
Rucumbo671/
Rakumbo671/

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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 Rukumbwe
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