Merumba Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Merumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Merumba (59) may also be a first name.
Merumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merumba is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Merumba.
How Common Is The Last Name Merumba? popularity and diffusion
Merumba is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Merumba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 59 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania Merumba is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 93 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marumba | 86 | 357 | / |
| Merumbe | 86 | 129 | / |
| Morumba | 86 | 86 | / |
| Merimba | 86 | 64 | / |
| Mirumba | 86 | 5 | / |
| Meromba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Miroumba | 80 | 9 | / |
| Meriemba | 80 | 5 | / |
| M'Erimba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Marhumba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Marumbai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Merumber | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mairoumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirumbe | 71 | 1,891 | / |
| Marimba | 71 | 1,376 | / |
| Marumbo | 71 | 861 | / |
| Mirumbi | 71 | 379 | / |
| Mirimba | 71 | 255 | / |
| Merombe | 71 | 26 | / |
| Merombo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Morimba | 71 | 12 | / |
| Merunbi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marumbei | 67 | 101 | / |
| Mirimbai | 67 | 56 | / |
| Marrumbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Arimba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merunbhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Miroumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirimbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moroumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mherunbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marunbai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merumba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis