Arumba Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Arumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9481:48,7134,982
Papua New Guinea1461:55,8477,111
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Arumba (191) may also be a first name.

Arumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arumba (Marathi: आरूंबा) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arumba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 325,054th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Arumba are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 657,437th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 191 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 948 people, or 1 in 48,713. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 40 percent reside, Kisii County, where 30 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Arumba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aroumba923/
Garumba922/
Harumba922/
Aruimba922/
Garoumba869/
Argumbau861/
Arimba83210/
Aromba83182/
Arumbo83107/
Arumbi8365/
Erumba8360/
Orumba8348/
Arunba8334/
Arumbe831/
Arumwa831/
Harumbaha807/
Ariemba77498/
Arimbay77394/
Gorumba77201/
Arromba77155/
Horumba77147/
Orhumba7730/
Harimba7718/
Ourumba7710/
Orumbay775/
Garunba773/
Garumbi772/
Orgumba772/
Garumwa771/
Garumbo771/
Arhomba771/
Harunba771/
Arumber771/
Orumbai771/
Garumbe771/
Arunbai771/
Harumby770/
Harounba7124/
Arunbhai7118/
Aroumvai711/
Harunbai711/
Arusimbi711/
Harimbai711/
Goroumba711/
Arombo673,329/
Orimba671,158/
Oromba6729/
Arombe6719/
Arunwa6717/
Arimbo6716/
Erimba679/
Orunba678/
Orumbo675/
Erumbo674/
Orumbe674/
Orumbi674/
Houroumba672/
Garoumbou671/
Harunbhai671/
Ahtrumboo671/
Arumuo671/
Ouroumbai671/

Arumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arumba in the Marathi language
आरूंबाarumba-

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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 Arumba
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