Makuruma Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Makuruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Makuruma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Makuruma Last Name Facts

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

Makuruma is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makuruma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Makuruma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makuruma are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 75 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Zambia, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makurumo88104/
Makuroma881/
Makurume881/
Makurumi881/
Makoroma7540/
Makirima757/
Mokurumi757/
Maikouroumi741/
Makoromo6344/
Makoromi632/
Mokuromo631/
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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 Makuruma
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