Karumbe Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
India61:127,844,230863,365
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Karumbe Last Name Facts

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

Karumbe (Marathi: कारुंबे) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karumbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Karumbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Karumbe live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent live, Nakuru County, where 2 percent live and Vihiga County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Karumbe exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Karumbe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Karumbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karumbe in the Marathi language
कारुंबेkarumbe-

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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 Karumbe
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