Walumbe Surname

160,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Walumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9761:23,3702,655
Uganda5751:67,8947,607
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Scotland61:892,30328,047
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Walumbe (371) may also be a first name.

Walumbe Last Name Facts

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

Walumbe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walumbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,324th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,679,245 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Walumbe live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 450,877th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 371 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,976 people, or 1 in 23,370. In Kenya Walumbe is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 51 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Walumbe is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent are found and Malawi, where 6 percent are found.

Walumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Walumbe
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