Harambee Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Harambee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harambee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2141:215,79415,347
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Harambee (17) may also be a first name.

Harambee Last Name Facts

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

Harambee occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harambee? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harambee is the 1,088,856th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Harambee reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Harambee is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 215,794. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 86 percent live, Nairobi County, where 4 percent live and Bungoma County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Harambee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Harambee last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Harambee
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