Burombo Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Burombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3101:49,8017,589
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Burombo (26) may also be a first name.

Burombo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burombo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Burombo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burombo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Burombo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Burombo are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 49,801. In Zimbabwe Burombo is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 42 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 30 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe Burombo occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhurombo933/
Vurombo86144/
Burembo8633/
Burambo8622/
Borombo863/
Wurombo862/
Buromba861/
Bouroumbou827/
Burhembo801/
Burhambo801/
Buramba71486/
Burumba718/
Vurambo716/
Borambo714/
Boromba713/
Buremba712/
Vurumbo711/
Woromboi6733/
Woromboy678/
Bouramba674/
Wouromba671/
Mpurumbo671/
Burambad671/
Vouroumba6331/
Buramua571/
Borumba571/
Buronwat5344/
Boorumba531/
Woroumba531/
Mpurumba531/

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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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  • 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 Burombo
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