Vumbwe Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Vumbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vumbwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165

Vumbwe Last Name Facts

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

Vumbwe occurs most in Malawi. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vumbwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vumbwe is the 1,168,344th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vumbwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Vumbwe is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Outside of Malawi it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vhumbwe922/
Fumbwe831,721/
Bumbwe83133/
Vumbwa831/
Wumbwe831/
Phumbwe7717/
Pfumbwe771/
Voumboue711/
Fuembweh711/
Bombwe671,316/
Bumbwa6778/
Bumpwe6741/
Fumbue6736/
Wumbwa6722/
Fumbwa6721/
Wombwe671/

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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 Vumbwe
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