Burombo Surname
Approximately 318 people bear this surname
Burombo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 310 | 1:49,801 | 7,589 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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 held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burombo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Burombo is the 857,026th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. It is primarily found 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 frequent forename in the world, borne by 26 people.
It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 49,801. In Zimbabwe Burombo is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 42 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 30 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhurombo | 93 | 3 | / |
| Vurombo | 86 | 144 | / |
| Burembo | 86 | 33 | / |
| Burambo | 86 | 22 | / |
| Borombo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wurombo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Buromba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouroumbou | 82 | 7 | / |
| Burhembo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Burhambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buramba | 71 | 486 | / |
| Burumba | 71 | 8 | / |
| Vurambo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Borambo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boromba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Buremba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vurumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woromboi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Woromboy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouramba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wouromba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpurumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Burambad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vouroumba | 63 | 31 | / |
| Buramua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Borumba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Buronwat | 53 | 44 | / |
| Boorumba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Woroumba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mpurumba | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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