Shumbu Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5151:102,79910,054
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shumbu (78) may also be a first name.

Shumbu Last Name Facts

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

Shumbu (Marathi: शंबू) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shumbu? popularity and diffusion

Shumbu is the 488,458th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shumbu reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 78 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 102,799. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Kagera Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Shumbu Last Name Statistics demography

Shumbu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.4% less than the national average, earning R 48,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahumbu922/
Shaumbu921/
Shumbhu921/
Shumbeu921/
Sumbu915,672/
Chumbu831,451/
Shimbu831,223/
Sumbuy8355/
Sumbui8354/
Shombu8327/
Sumbou8313/
Siumbu8310/
Sumbuu839/
Sumbhu833/
Sumbut832/
Shunbu832/
Sumbau832/
Sumbud831/
Soumbu831/
Ssumbu831/
Saumbu831/
Shumbauch800/
Soumbou772,196/
Chumbut7770/
Shimbhu7713/
Shimbau775/
Chumbau772/
Chumbou772/
Soumbeu772/
Chumbud771/
Shombui771/
Seumbou771/
Choumbu771/
Chumbuy771/
Chunmbu771/
Chumbus770/
Zumbu731,303/
Sombu73939/
Sunbu737/
Xumbu732/
Choumbou7156/
Cheumbou7116/
Soumboud712/
Chuimbou711/
Chumbuss711/
Shinbu672,018/
Sunbut67377/
Sumboo67339/
Sombou67100/
Simbuu6729/
Zumbui674/
Sombuu674/
Simbuh674/
Zumbou673/
Sunbui671/
Sumweu671/
Chumwu671/
Zumbau671/
Sombau671/
Sunbud671/

Shumbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shumbu in the Marathi language
शंबूsambu-

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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 Shumbu
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