Vumilia Surname

10,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,220 people bear this surname

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

Vumilia Surname User-submission:

Vumilia is a Swahili surname meaning 'endurance', 'perseverance'.

Vumilia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo49,7061:1,486135
Tanzania1,0411:50,8565,650
Uganda4451:87,7299,170
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vumilia (76,897) may also be a first name.

Vumilia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Vumilia is a Swahili surname meaning 'endurance', 'perseverance'.

- knaibei

Vumilia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vumilia is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vumilia.

How Common Is The Last Name Vumilia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,962nd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 142,279 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vumilia are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 12,803rd most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 76,897 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 49,706 people, or 1 in 1,486. Apart from The DR Congo Vumilia occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Vumilia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vummilia931/
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Vumailia931/
Vumila9296/
Vumili926/
Vumulia86581/
Vimilia8686/
Vumilya8680/
Fumilia8628/
Vumilha861/
Vumilea861/
Vumelia861/
Vomilia861/
Vumilie861/
Vumilaya802/
Voumilai801/
Vumula7741/
Bumila7728/
Vumile7719/
Vimila775/
Vumela773/
Fumila772/
Phumila711,089/
Mpumila71238/
Boumila71111/
Bumilay7120/
Baumila719/
Wuimila718/
Fumulia714/
Bhumila713/
Fimilia713/
Fomilia712/
Bummila712/
Vimulia711/
Fumiloa711/
Fumilas711/
Vumelis711/
Vimmila711/
Veumula711/
Vummela711/
Vutmela711/
Boumaila671,154/
Bouhmila67237/
Baumilas676/
Boumilat676/
Voumelis672/
Boumelia672/
Boumeili671/
Boumeila671/
Fhumaila671/
Woumaila671/
Phumilai671/
Boumaili671/
Bohumila671/

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