Mburuma Surname

341,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mburuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mburuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9621:16,0482,321
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mburuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mburuma occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mburuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 341,074th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,766,524 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mburuma are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mburuma is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 962 people, or 1 in 16,048. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 32 percent live and Harare Province, where 11 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Mburuma exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbauruma9360/
Mburumah938/
Mbgouruma884/
Mvuruma8613/
Mburume862/
Mburumi861/
M'Burume8021/
Mvurume71224/
Mvurumi7163/
Mvurumo7162/
Mboroma7142/
Nvuruma711/
Nvuuruma671/
Mvuromo576/
Mboromo572/
Nworuma571/

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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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  • 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 Mburuma
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