Umbe Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Umbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7511:70,4957,399
Papua New Guinea2101:38,8274,689
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
India561:13,697,596234,369
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Umbe (263) may also be a first name.

Umbe Last Name Facts

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

Umbe (Hindi: उम्बे, Marathi: उंबे) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Umbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 287,524th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,458,836 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Umbe reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Umbe is also the 548,616th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 263 people.

Umbe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 751 people, or 1 in 70,495. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 65 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 30 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humbe897,502/
Gumbe893,573/
Oumbe89910/
Umber89610/
Umbet89326/
Umbey89120/
Umbhe8944/
Aumbe8934/
Eumbe8927/
Umbie8924/
Umbei8920/
Umbes8918/
Uumbe8915/
Umbeh8913/
Umbeu893/
Umbed892/
Umbee891/
Umbea891/
Uimbe891/
Humber803,485/
Humbey80481/
Ahumbe80395/
Utembe80301/
Goumbe80118/
Umbeer8077/
Umbehr8064/
Houmbe8038/
Usembe8021/
Huembe8016/
Humbet809/
Usimbe807/
Hummbe807/
Humbed806/
Gumbeh805/
Humbeh805/
Aumbee804/
Gumbei804/
Heumbe803/
Humbes803/
Aumber803/
Humbhe802/
Haumbe802/
Gumbee802/
Unmber802/
Utimbe802/
Guumbe802/
Gaumbe802/
Oumber801/
Humbeu801/
Hunmbe801/
Gumbhe801/
Gumbey801/
Oumbie801/
Oumbey801/
Umbher801/
Ucembe801/
Umba75206,202/
Ombe753,017/
Umbi751,143/
Imbe75569/
Umue7559/
Unbe7520/
Umve755/
Umby755/
Umwe754/
Houmbie73219/
Usember7334/
Usembee7313/
Houmbet7310/
Ehoumbe739/
Uchembe738/
Goumbey738/
Heumber736/
Humberh734/
Humbest731/
Utimber731/
Houmbeu731/
Hounmbe731/
Humbeer731/
Hummber730/
Gumbi6731,130/
Humba674,198/
Oumba672,255/
Umbay672,158/
Humby671,935/
Humbi671,877/
Hombe67773/
Aumba67598/
Gumby67208/
Umbai67158/
Jimbe67144/
Umbha67106/
Ombie6798/
Himbe6772/
Imbey6770/
Hunbe6765/
Eumba6750/
Umbit6745/
Aumbi6742/
Gumwe6735/
Umbih6734/
Umbui6729/
Umbis6728/
Umbiy6728/
Humwe6726/
Umbio6726/
Umbaa6726/
Gumue6725/
Umboy6717/
Umbid6716/
Ombea6715/
Umbhi6711/
Unbei6711/
Unbey6711/
Eumbi679/
Oumbi678/
Iembe676/
Unber675/
Unbie675/
Imbie675/
Ombei675/
Oembe674/
Ombey674/
Imbei674/
Ombee674/
Imbea674/
Umbii673/
Umbip673/
Unbee672/
Imbee672/
Unmba672/
Umboi672/
Oombe671/
Unbhe671/
Umveh671/
Unbet671/
Umuee671/
Umueh671/
Gunbe671/
Imbeh671/
Ommbe671/
Uimbi671/
Umver671/
Umwer671/
Umboa671/
Unbeh671/
Umuhe671/
Oumue671/
Umvei671/

Umbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umbe in the Hindi language
उम्बेumbe-
Umbe in the Marathi language
उंबेumbe-

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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
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  • 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 Umbe
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