Marumu Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Marumu (62) may also be a first name.

Marumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marumu (Russian: Маруму) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,206,588th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Marumu live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Marumu is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 62 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kwale County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Marumu Last Name Statistics demography

Marumu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.44% less than the national average, earning R 84,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairumu921/
Marumud921/
Merumu83169/
Marimu8374/
Maromu8354/
Morumu838/
Mairoumou802/
Mariemu7717/
Mairomu774/
Marimui771/
Mairimu771/
Marumoe771/
Maharimu719/
Morimu6719/
Merimu676/
Morhummud671/
Marimau623/
Mairimau573/
Mariemou572/

Marumu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marumu in the Russian language
Марумуmarumu-

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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 Marumu
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