Karumwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Karumwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karumwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karumwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karumwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Karumwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Karumwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Karumwa is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Karumwa are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Karumwa is most common in: Muranga County, where 67 percent live, Embu County, where 17 percent live and Kiambu County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karhumwa | 93 | 27 | / |
| Karimwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Karumua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karumwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karomwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karoumba | 80 | 15 | / |
| Karumbah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaurumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karuimbah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carumba | 71 | 3,820 | / |
| Karimva | 71 | 6 | / |
| Karomwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karumui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carrumba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Keirumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karuimbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kourumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caarumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoirumba | 63 | 6 | / |
| Kharummuid | 59 | 1 | / |
| Corumba | 57 | 161 | / |
| Carumbe | 57 | 3 | / |
| Karimuo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Carumbo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Karimvo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Korumbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Karomue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Korimwoi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Couroumba | 50 | 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 Karumwa
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