Makumbi izita remhuri rinowanikwa muZimbabwe, Uganda neKenya. Vanhu vane zita iri: Jane Makumbi; Mary Makumbi; Ethel Makumbi; Keith Makumbi. 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. Baila vanoti makumbi (n. clouds) kureva makore. Luvale vanoti Makumbi kana Likumbi (n. light. Luvale name given to the twin born first). VaZigula vanoti makumbi (n. a field hut ; palm leaf; dried grass used for building.). Swahili vanoti kumbi kana makumbi (n. circumcision hut where boys stay before and after procedure). Shimwali vanoti kumbi (n. rag; cloth).