Sumbwa Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sumbwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumbwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2621:60,4965,474
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sumbwa (300) may also be a first name.

Sumbwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumbwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumbwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 796,486th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sumbwa reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sumbwa is also the 508,767th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 300 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 60,496. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 63 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent are found and Southern Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Zambia Sumbwa occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Sumbwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sumbwa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shumbwa92386/
Shuumbwa86724/
Shaumbwa86374/
Sumbua833,157/
Sumbwe83491/
Sombwa8342/
Zumbwa8341/
Sumbwi8311/
Sumpwa834/
Jumbwa832/
Shuumbwah801/
Ssimbwa773,563/
Ziumbwa77420/
Shimbwa77131/
Shumbwe7747/
Shombwa7721/
Chumbwa7714/
Zuumbwa778/
Sombway771/
Sumbuaa771/
Sumbweh771/
Shumbua770/
Chaumbwa717/
Sombwe67251/
Zumbua6785/
Sumbui6754/
Sompwa6734/
Sombua6712/
Sumbuo675/
Sunbua673/
Sombwi671/
Zumbwi671/
Jumbua671/
Sumbue671/
Cumbua671/
Jumbwo671/
Sumpwe671/

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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 Sumbwa
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