Sumbu Surname

85,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,672 people bear this surname

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

Sumbu Surname Definition:

Sumbu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: cheetah.

Sumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,2691:17,3062,156
Tanzania7261:72,9227,614
Malaysia1381:213,72612,448
Indonesia1331:994,35572,948
Papua New Guinea1321:61,7718,000
Zambia941:168,61611,729
India361:21,307,372304,812
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Sumbu (629) may also be a first name.

Sumbu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sumbu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: cheetah.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sumbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sumbu (Bengali: সম্বু, Hindi: सुम्बु) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumbu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,099th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,284,828 people. The last name Sumbu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sumbu reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 332,048th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 629 people.

The surname Sumbu is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4,269 people, or 1 in 17,306. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Sumbu Last Name Statistics demography

Sumbu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.82% more than the national average, earning $55,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shumbu91679/
Sumbuy9155/
Sumbui9154/
Sumbou9113/
Siumbu9110/
Sumbuu919/
Sumbhu913/
Sumbau912/
Sumbut912/
Sumbud911/
Soumbu911/
Ssumbu911/
Saumbu911/
Soumbou832,196/
Sahumbu832/
Soumbeu832/
Shumbeu831/
Shumbhu831/
Shaumbu831/
Seumbou831/
Zumbu801,303/
Sombu80939/
Jumbu80473/
Sunbu807/
Xumbu802/
Cumbu802/
Soumboud772/
Chumbu731,451/
Shimbu731,223/
Sunbut73377/
Sumboo73339/
Jumbou73105/
Sombou73100/
Djumbu7341/
Simbuu7329/
Shombu7327/
Jumbui7324/
Jumbut7310/
Jumbau739/
Zumbui734/
Sombuu734/
Simbuh734/
Zumbou733/
Shunbu732/
Sunbui731/
Sombau731/
Sunbud731/
Tjumbu731/
Zumbau731/
Cumbou731/
Sumweu731/
Shumbauch710/
Zoumbou67193/
Sumbhoo67176/
Chumbut6770/
Joumbou6713/
Shimbhu6713/
Shimbau675/
Chumbau672/
Chumbou672/
Chumbuy671/
Zumbuch671/
Zumbush671/
Choumbu671/
Chunmbu671/
Jeumbeu671/
Jeumbou671/
Zumbult671/
Shombui671/
Sounbou671/
Sunbout671/
Chumbud671/
Chumbus670/

Sumbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumbu in the Bengali language
সম্বুsambu-
Sumbu in the Hindi language
सुम्बुsumbu-

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