Tumbula Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

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

Tumbula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tumbula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tumbula (51) may also be a first name.

Tumbula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tumbula is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumbula? popularity and diffusion

Tumbula is the 660,498th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tumbula live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used forename in the world, held by 51 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 417 people, or 1 in 177,169. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Tumbula Last Name Statistics demography

Tumbula earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tumbulia936/
Thumbula932/
Toumboula8816/
Timbula86379/
Tumbola869/
Tumbule862/
Tombula862/
Tumbuli861/
Thimbula80261/
Timbulea8057/
Tombulla801/
Taumbuli801/
Tounboula752/
Toumboule752/
Toumbouli751/
Tombola715,278/
Timbulo71166/
Tumboli7132/
Tumbole7115/
Toumboulou717/
Timbuloy6775/
Thumboli6719/
Tombolia676/
Tumbolli674/
Toumbolo671/
Thombola671/
Tumvuile671/
Tombouli671/
Tunbouli671/
Thombolay631/
Tounboulou591/
Tombolo57919/
Tombole57285/
Tomboly5794/
Tomboley5315/
Tombollo531/
Tonboulou506/
Tounbolou501/

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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 Tumbula
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