Umba Surname

2,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206,202 people bear this surname

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

Umba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo194,4791:38021
Angola6,9021:3,910570
Papua New Guinea2,1101:3,864204
Colombia6681:71,5183,098
Philippines4521:223,97834,530
India4381:1,751,29162,738
Indonesia3631:364,32331,350
Nigeria2231:794,36235,535
Tanzania1361:389,27727,871
United States731:4,965,191254,179
France701:948,896108,010
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Belgium441:261,28731,734
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Congo91:554,34412,633
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Ùmba (1) are calculated separately.

Umba (7,232) may also be a first name.

Umba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umba (Hindi: उम्बा, Marathi: उंबा, Russian: Умба) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant: Ùmba. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,704th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 35,342 people. The surname Umba is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Umba are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Umba is also the 75,986th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 7,232 people.

This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 194,479 people, or 1 in 380. Besides The DR Congo Umba exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Umba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Umba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Umba last name increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Umba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Umba surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Umba surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Umba earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $26,196,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.86% less than the national average, earning $36,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ùmba921/
Gumba8910,778/
Humba894,198/
Umbad893,297/
Umbah892,609/
Oumba892,255/
Umbay892,158/
Umbas891,471/
Aumba89598/
Umbat89299/
Umbai89158/
Umbha89106/
Eumba8950/
Umbau8930/
Umbaa8926/
Umbap896/
Unmba892/
Umbea891/
Umboa891/
Umbach804,373/
Goumba801,896/
Haumba801,421/
Gumbay80973/
Houmba80951/
Humbad80945/
Gumbau80657/
Umbhai80382/
Ahumba80320/
Humbas80156/
Umbaya80145/
Umbaad80132/
Usimba80114/
Umbaha8081/
Gumbai8050/
Aumbas8049/
Umbhad8047/
Umbhat8041/
Umbhau8037/
Utemba8032/
Usemba8028/
Umboha8011/
Gaumba8010/
Ohumba806/
Humbai804/
Heumba804/
Humbau802/
Umbath801/
Humbay801/
Gumbha801/
Umbhaj801/
Hunmba801/
Huemba801/
Humbah801/
Humbat801/
Uuymba801/
Aunmba801/
Oumbas801/
Umbash800/
Omba7546,931/
Imba754,011/
Umbo752,291/
Umbe751,335/
Umbi751,143/
Unba7518/
Umua7514/
Umwa757/
Umby755/
Umva751/
Humbach73287/
Humbaay73266/
Uchemba7363/
Hummbad7352/
Gumbaya738/
Ehoumba735/
Usembai733/
Unmbach732/
Humbash731/
Gumbaia731/
Gumbeau731/
Goumbai731/
Umbauch731/
Umbaush731/
Utembay731/
Goumbah731/
Uanumba731/
Utemmba731/
Umbhaij731/
Umbhaip731/
Goumbay731/
Ummbaha731/
Gumbo6753,379/
Gumbi6731,130/
Jimba6712,044/
Humbe677,502/
Umboh675,067/
Ombay674,311/
Gumbe673,573/
Homba671,949/
Humby671,935/
Humbi671,877/
Humbo671,594/
Oumbe67910/
Umber67610/
Aumua67526/
Himba67522/
Ombai67463/
Umbet67326/
Imbai67308/
Gunba67294/
Imbay67266/
Gumby67208/
Ombaa67201/
Imbah67191/
Umbey67120/
Umbod67116/
Umbuo6774/
Umbos6755/
Oumbo6754/
Imbha6749/
Unbas6747/
Umbit6745/
Umbhe6744/
Aumbi6742/
Imbau6737/
Aumbe6734/
Umbih6734/
Hunba6730/
Umbui6729/
Umbis6728/
Umbiy6728/
Eumbe6727/
Umbio6726/
Umbie6724/
Umbot6720/
Umbei6720/
Umbes6718/
Umbop6717/
Umboy6717/
Omboa6717/
Umbid6716/
Ombea6715/
Uumbe6715/
Umbeh6713/
Umbhi6711/
Eumbi679/
Onmba678/
Oumbi678/
Gumua677/
Immba676/
Iemba676/
Eunba675/
Umwad675/
Gumva674/
Ounba674/
Imbea674/
Haumbach673/
Umbii673/
Umbip673/
Umbeu673/
Unbah673/
Unbai672/
Oomba672/
Oemba672/
Usmua672/
Umbed672/
Imbaa672/
Inmba672/
Umboi672/
Aumbo672/
Humwa672/
Husembai671/
Uisimbai671/
Umbee671/
Unbau671/
Uysimbai671/
Ummua671/
Unbga671/
Unbay671/
Houmbaya671/
Huchimba671/
Ombaș671/
Ombha671/
Uimbi671/
Umuay671/
Umbhahas671/
Umboz671/
Ummpa671/
Eumbo671/
Uimbe671/
Uchembah671/
Ombau671/
Umwat671/
Umboo671/
Humbatch670/
Heumbach670/

Umba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umba in the Marathi language
उंबाumba-
Umba in the Hindi language
उम्बाumba75
अम्बादेवीambadevi25
Umba in the Russian language
Умбаumba-

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