Tumbu Surname

121,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6691:44,2665,377
Tanzania9381:56,4416,141
Papua New Guinea4281:19,0511,949
Indonesia2211:598,41347,561
Cameroon1591:130,62314,745
Zimbabwe1541:100,24814,111
Uganda771:507,00428,868
Kenya551:839,63532,298
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Namibia71:344,20010,409
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Tumbu (996) may also be a first name.

Tumbu Last Name Facts

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

Tumbu (Marathi: तुंबु) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 121,575th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,935,089 people. The last name Tumbu is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Tumbu are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tumbu is also the 255,009th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 996 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,669 people, or 1 in 44,266. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Tumbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Tumbu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.61% less than the national average, earning R 41,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thumbu91468/
Tumbuh91438/
Tumbut91179/
Tumbau9149/
Tumbus9141/
Tumbui9116/
Tumbeu914/
Toumbu913/
Tumbud912/
Taumbu912/
Ttumbu911/
Tumbuy911/
Tunmbu911/
Teumbu911/
Tumbou911/
Toumbou83982/
Teumbou8372/
Tumbush8333/
Teumbeu8316/
Tuembou8313/
Thumbhu835/
Tumbudh834/
Tumbuis833/
Taumbui831/
Tumbuit831/
Toumbeu831/
Tumbuch830/
Timbu80869/
Tombu80641/
Tunbu802/
Tumbusch77520/
Toumbout777/
Thoumbou772/
Tombou73350/
Tunbut73197/
Tombeu7348/
Timbau7336/
Tombuu7335/
Thimbu7334/
Tombui7323/
Toombu7312/
Timbuh738/
Tuinbu734/
Timbhu732/
Tumvuy731/
Tommbu731/
Timbeu731/
Tumboo731/
Tiembu731/
Timbuy730/
Thumboo67126/
Tiembou6732/
Thimbou6717/
Tounbou6716/
Thimbui674/
Ttimbuh671/
Timbeuh671/
Tiembuh671/
Thombou671/
Toumvou671/
Tombouh671/

Tumbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tumbu in the Marathi language
तुंबुtumbu50
टुंबुtumbu50

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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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  • 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 Tumbu
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