Umbuka Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Umbuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umbuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Umbuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umbuka is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umbuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Umbuka is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Umbuka live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Umbuka is mostly found in: Northern, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumbuka9214/
Umbukay921/
Oumbouka861/
Gumbukai861/
Imbuka831,127/
Ombuka836/
Umbuke831/
Jimbuka77162/
Himbuka7755/
Ombukha776/
Imbouka774/
Gumbuke774/
Ombouka773/
Umbokau773/
Imbukha771/
Imbukah771/
Oumbouke717/
Gumbuike711/
Ombuki67642/
Omboka67505/
Houmbouke678/
Imbuko673/
Ombuko672/
Umboke671/
Humbucker670/
Houmboukou631/
Homboka629/
Ombucay621/
Unbucky620/
Houmboko5719/
Hombokau5717/
Ounbouke571/
Oumboeke571/
Hounbouke5311/
Hounbouki531/
Omboko50554/
Omboke50228/
Omboki5051/

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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 Umbuka
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