Marubu Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Marubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9971:46,3194,778
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Marubu (134) may also be a first name.

Marubu Last Name Facts

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

Marubu (Marathi: मारुबु) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marubu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marubu is the 350,471st most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Marubu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Marubu is also the 800,975th most widely held first name globally It is held by 134 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 997 people, or 1 in 46,319. In Kenya Marubu is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 62 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 11 percent are found. Beside Kenya Marubu is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Marubu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Marubu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marhubu922/
Maraubu921/
Marhubhu861/
Maroubou861/
Matrubhu861/
Maruvu83483/
Maribu83176/
Maruwu83122/
Marobu83102/
Morubu8331/
Mairoubou8013/
Marumpu7771/
Mauribu7737/
Mahribu7717/
Mharibu771/
Morubut771/
Maruwut771/
Morubou771/
Maruvhu771/
Mayruvu771/
Moroubut7112/
Maharibu7112/
Morubuch711/
Morobu6710/
Moribu676/
Moruvu671/
Maaruwuth671/
Maribau622/
Marobeu621/

Marubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marubu in the Marathi language
मारुबुmarubu-

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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 Marubu
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