Sumbua Surname
Approximately 3,157 people bear this surname
Sumbua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,108 | 1:12,561 | 2,062 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
Sumbua (93) may also be a first name.
Sumbua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumbua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sumbua occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sumbua.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumbua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 141,194th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,308,377 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sumbua are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 93 people.
The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 3,108 people, or 1 in 12,561. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 65 percent reside, Koboko District, where 20 percent reside and Arua District, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumbuaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shumbua | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sumbwa | 83 | 353 | / |
| Zumbua | 83 | 85 | / |
| Sombua | 83 | 12 | / |
| Sumbuo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sunbua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cumbua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jumbua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shumbwa | 77 | 386 | / |
| Chumbua | 77 | 27 | / |
| Sunbuap | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sumpuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shuumbwa | 71 | 724 | / |
| Shaumbwa | 71 | 374 | / |
| Sombuayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Choumbua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonbua | 67 | 155 | / |
| Junbua | 67 | 63 | / |
| Sombwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Zumbwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sompua | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sombuo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sumpuo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sumpwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jumbwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shuumbwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zumbuo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sumbua
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