Last name Gumbo (Gombo 
, Gumbo 
, Ingombo 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Gumbo is characteristic of Zimbabwe, where it is quite a common surname, Mongolia, and Botswana. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Gumbo is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Gombo | Mongolia, Tanzania, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa |
| Gumbo | Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa |
| Ingombo | Democratic Republic of the Congo, France |
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judy gumbo US (b. 1943) |
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| rugare gumbo Zimbabwean politician, ZW (b. 1940) |
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| sithembile gumbo Zimbabwean politician (b. 1962) |
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| nicholas gumbo electrical engineer by profession, KE (b. 1965) |
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| edson gumbo Zimbabwean politician |
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| jabulani ray gumbo researcher |
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| maureen gumbo researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7018-4595) |
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| emmanuel gumbo Zimbabwean ambassador |
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| tawanda gumbo researcher |
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| sithemba gumbo Zimbabwean politician |
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| jorum gumbo Zimbabwean politician |
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| floid gumbo (b. 1970) |
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| joram gumbo Zimbabwean politician, ZW |
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| rashid chidi gumbo Tanzanian footballer, TZ (b. 1988) |
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