Karuruma Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Karuruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Karuruma (41) may also be a first name.

Karuruma Last Name Facts

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

Karuruma is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuruma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karuruma live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Karuruma is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 41 people.

The last name Karuruma is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 571,787. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 96 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Karuruma exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

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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 Karuruma
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