Tumbwa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Tumbwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tumbwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tumbwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tumbwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tumbwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Tumbwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tumbwa are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Tumbwa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 80 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumbwad | 92 | 11 | / |
| Thumbwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tumbwe | 83 | 4,099 | / |
| Tumbwi | 83 | 250 | / |
| Tombwa | 83 | 206 | / |
| Timbwa | 83 | 90 | / |
| Tumbua | 83 | 75 | / |
| Thumpwa | 77 | 105 | / |
| Tombwua | 77 | 11 | / |
| Thumbwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tumbvad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thumbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Timbwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thumphwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tumbuhas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tombwe | 67 | 320 | / |
| Tunbua | 67 | 81 | / |
| Tumbue | 67 | 32 | / |
| Thumbwood | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tumbui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tombua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Timbua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tumpua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tombwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tompwa | 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 Tumbwa
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