Tumbuka Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Tumbuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tumbuka Demographics
Average Tumbuka Salary in
South Africa
R 18,468
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tumbuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tumbuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tumbuka is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tumbuka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 851,613th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tumbuka are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Tumbuka is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Tumbuka Last Name Statistics demography
Tumbuka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.23% less than the national average, earning R 18,468 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thumbuka | 93 | 116 | / |
| Tumbukai | 93 | 17 | / |
| Toumbouka | 88 | 3 | / |
| Timbuka | 86 | 266 | / |
| Tumbuki | 86 | 27 | / |
| Tombuka | 86 | 22 | / |
| Tumboka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tombukaa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Timbukha | 80 | 34 | / |
| Tounbouka | 75 | 8 | / |
| Tiembukha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toumbouki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tomboka | 71 | 1,230 | / |
| Tumboki | 71 | 72 | / |
| Timbuko | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tumboko | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tombuki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tumbuco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tumbuchi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tombokaa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tuinbuca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tombokea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounboukou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Toumbouchi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Toumbouche | 59 | 1 | / |
| Tomboko | 57 | 331 | / |
| Tumboco | 57 | 37 | / |
| Tomboki | 57 | 25 | / |
| Tombuco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tomboca | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tombokoy | 53 | 12 | / |
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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 Tumbuka
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