Merumba Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Merumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

Merumba is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merumba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Merumba reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Merumba is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 59 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania Merumba is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 93 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marumba86357/
Merumbe86129/
Morumba8686/
Merimba8664/
Mirumba865/
Meromba861/
Miroumba809/
Meriemba805/
M'Erimba805/
Marhumba804/
Marumbai802/
Merumber801/
Mairoumba751/
Mirumbe711,891/
Marimba711,376/
Marumbo71861/
Mirumbi71379/
Mirimba71255/
Merombe7126/
Merombo7118/
Morimba7112/
Merunbi713/
Marumbei67101/
Mirimbai6756/
Marrumbo674/
M'Arimba674/
Merunbhi674/
Miroumbo671/
Mirimbay671/
Moroumbo671/
Mherunbi671/
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 Merumba
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