Marombe Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Marombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Marombe (12) may also be a first name.

Marombe Last Name Facts

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

Marombe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marombe is the 1,849,867th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Marombe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Marombe reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name Marombe is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 376,542. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 22 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 37 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairombe932/
Marambe863,081/
Marumbe86833/
Maromba86353/
Maromwe86125/
Marembe86102/
Merombe8626/
Morombe867/
Marombi861/
Mhorombe80163/
Marumbei80101/
Marambei8039/
Mairambe8039/
Marambey8011/
Mairembe803/
Maroomba802/
Marhomba801/
Marhambe801/
Marrambe801/
Mgorombe801/
Mgarambe801/
Marambed801/
Marembey800/
Mairoumwe751/
Mairoumba751/
Marembhee751/
Maharambe751/
Maramba7111,445/
Marumbi71400/
Marumba71357/
Morumbe71277/
Marambi71191/
Morombi71152/
Moromba7156/
Merembe7148/
Marembi718/
Morembe714/
Maronba711/
Merambe711/
Marumbé711/
Morambe711/
Maramwe711/
Maromwi711/
Mahaarambe711/
Marambio6710,138/
Marambid67351/
Mauramba6765/
Marambii6714/
Marambui678/
Maranber675/
Marambai675/
Marhumba674/
Mharambi674/
Marramba674/
Marhamba672/
Morombai672/
Marumbai672/
Marammba671/
Marembhi671/
Mairambi671/
Mairamba671/

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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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  • 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 Marombe
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