Vumbu Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Vumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Vumbu (43) may also be a first name.

Vumbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vumbu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vumbu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 616,129th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. Vumbu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vumbu are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Vumbu is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 161,309. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vumbut91162/
Vhumbu9142/
Voumbou832/
Bumbu803,586/
Wumbu80187/
Fumbu80170/
Vimbu8097/
Vumvu801/
Vhumboup771/
Mpumbu732,509/
Bumbut73145/
Phumbu73118/
Fumbui7355/
Buimbu7348/
Bumbui7344/
Baumbu7327/
Bumbus7320/
Fumbuh739/
Bumbud736/
Bumbau732/
Buumbu731/
Npumbu731/
Boumbu731/
Bumbuu731/
Boumbou67363/
Butembu6782/
Phumbut6739/
Feumbeu6722/
Busembu6721/
Foumbou674/
Woumbou673/
Phumbuh672/
Feumbou672/
Bumbous671/
Bumbuch671/
Mpuumbu671/
Voumvou671/
Foumbuh671/
Butimbu671/
Beumbeu671/
Fumbult670/
Fumbush670/

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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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  • 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 Vumbu
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