Marumbe Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Marumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7121:21,6833,258
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Marumbé (1) are calculated separately.

Marumbe (27) may also be a first name.

Marumbe Last Name Facts

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

Marumbe is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Marumbé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marumbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 417,348th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,748,555 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marumbe reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 27 people.

Marumbe is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 21,683. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 40 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Marumbe is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marumbé951/
Marumbei93101/
Marimbe861,535/
Marumbi86400/
Marumba86357/
Morumbe86277/
Merumbe86129/
Marombe86100/
Marumwe861/
Mariembe80625/
Marhumba804/
Mairombe802/
Marumbai802/
Marumvie801/
Marimbee801/
Mairunbee751/
Mairoumwe751/
Mairoumba751/
Marusimbi751/
Maromba71353/
Marimbi71262/
Maromwe71125/
Morumba7186/
Morumbi7142/
Morombe717/
Marumwa713/
Merimbe711/
Marumva711/
Marombi711/
Mhorombe67163/
Mairunbi673/
Mahrunbi673/
Marhomba671/
Marimboy671/
Mharunbi671/
Marimbhi671/
Marunbai671/

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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 Marumbe
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