Mutumbuka izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe neZambia. Vanhu vane zita iri: Tanaka Mutumbuka; Collen Mutumbuka; Tionge Mutumbuka; Dzingai Mutumbuka aiva gurukota rehurumende. Pano panyorwa mazwi ari pedyo nezita iri kune mimwe mitauro yeChiBantu, asi zvinoreva zita zvigona kusiyana zvachose nemazwi ari pasi aya. Chinangwa ndechekutsvaga zvinoreva mazita, zvikurusei kana mazita aya asisiri kutaurwa mumutauro wemazuva ano. VaGungu vanoti kutumbula (v. praise; express approval or admiration) kureva kurumbidza. VaGungu vanoti kutumbuka (v. become popular) kuita mukurumbira. Mamwe mazwi: mutumbuku (n. famous person), munhu ane mukurumbira. Herero vanoti tumbuka (v. approach) kureva kuswedera. Mamwe mazwi: tumbura (v. cause to draw near; cause to obey; subdue; tame).