Karombe Surname

311,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Karombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1711:13,1841,795
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Karombé (1) are calculated separately.

Karombe (33) may also be a first name.

Karombe Last Name Facts

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

Karombe (Marathi: करंबे) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can be found as: Karombé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karombe? popularity and diffusion

Karombe is the 311,995th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. The last name Karombe occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Karombe reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Karombe is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 33 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,171 people, or 1 in 13,184. In Zimbabwe Karombe is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 30 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 28 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karombe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karombe in the Marathi language
करंबेkarambe-

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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 Karombe
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