Tumbwe Surname
Approximately 4,099 people bear this surname
Tumbwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,646 | 1:20,263 | 2,560 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zambia | 55 | 1:288,180 | 16,490 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Tumbwe (243) may also be a first name.
Tumbwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tumbwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tumbwe is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tumbwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,939th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,777,884 people. Tumbwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tumbwe are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 573,164th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 243 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,646 people, or 1 in 20,263. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thumbwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tombwe | 83 | 320 | / |
| Tumbwi | 83 | 250 | / |
| Tumbue | 83 | 32 | / |
| Tumbwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Timbwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tumboue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thumbwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toumbue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tombwa | 67 | 206 | / |
| Tumbui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tombue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Timbue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tompwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tunbue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tombve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thumpwa | 62 | 105 | / |
| Tumbuis | 62 | 3 | / |
| Tunboue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tumbuit | 62 | 1 | / |
| Taumbui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thombwi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tumpui | 50 | 58 | / |
| Tombui | 50 | 23 | / |
| Timpue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tonbue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tompwa | 50 | 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 Tumbwe
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