Marumbo Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Marumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7341:72,1287,540
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Marumbo (650) may also be a first name.

Marumbo Last Name Facts

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

Marumbo is found most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marumbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marumbo is the 406,613th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,464,049 people. Marumbo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Marumbo are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Marumbo is also the 325,842nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 650 people.

The surname Marumbo is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 734 people, or 1 in 72,128. In Tanzania Marumbo is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 57 percent live, Tabora Region, where 21 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marrumbo934/
Maroumbou881/
Marumba86357/
Marimbo86343/
Marombo86135/
Mairoumbou8248/
Masrumba809/
Marhumba804/
Mairombo801/
Marimboy801/
Moroumbo801/
Marusimba7522/
Moroumbou751/
Mairoumba751/
Mouroumbo751/
Marimba711,376/
Maromba71353/
Merumba7196/
Morumba7186/
Morombo7170/
Mairounbou7110/
Mouroumbou718/
Marumwa713/
Maronbo711/
Marumva711/
M'Arimba674/
Maroomba672/
Morounbo672/
Maurimba672/
Marhomba671/
Marimbeau6312/
Mouroumba632/
Merimba5764/
Moromba5756/
Morimba5712/
Marunwa574/
Morumwa571/
Maronba571/
M'Erimba535/
Mairunva531/

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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 Marumbo
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