Zumbwa Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Zumbwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zumbwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
England11:55,718,059489,080

Zumbwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zumbwa occurs most in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zumbwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zumbwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Zumbwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zumbwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 587,034. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 81 percent live, Central Province, where 15 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziumbwa92420/
Zuumbwa928/
Dzumbwa921/
Sumbwa83353/
Zumbua8385/
Zumbwe8317/
Jumbwa832/
Zumbwi831/
Shumbwa77386/
Zhombwa7718/
Chumbwa7714/
Ziumbwe7710/
Ziumbwo771/
Shuumbwa71724/
Shaumbwa71374/
Chaumbwa717/
Sumbua673,157/
Sumbwe67491/
Zombwe67141/
Sombwa6742/
Sumbwi6711/
Zumbui674/
Sumpwa674/
Cumfwa671/
Tshuumbwa671/
Shuumbwah671/
Zumbuo671/
Jumbua671/
Cumbua671/
Jumbwo671/

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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 Zumbwa
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