Wulumba Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wulumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wulumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wulumba (145) may also be a first name.

Wulumba Last Name Facts

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

Wulumba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wulumba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wulumba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wulumba is the 1,453,389th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname Wulumba is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wulumba live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wulumba is also the 766,399th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 145 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 97 percent are found and Abia, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wullumba93112/
Bulumba86262/
Wolumba861/
Wulumbe861/
Boulumba8027/
Wouliemba753/
Bouloumba752/
Bulumbi71115/
Wulombo7175/
Bulumbe7129/
Bulumbo7127/
Wilimba7125/
Vilumba713/
Wolumbe712/
Wolomba711/
Bouloumbi633/
Bouloumbe632/
Bouloumbou594/
Wolombi57877/
Wolomby575/
Volomba571/
Vhulimbo532/
Wolombou531/

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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 Wulumba
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