Mirumbe Surname

216,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mirumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mirumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5021:35,2474,108
Kenya3841:120,26010,066
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mirumbe (289) may also be a first name.

Mirumbe Last Name Facts

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

Mirumbe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mirumbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mirumbe is the 216,923rd most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,853,805 people. The surname Mirumbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mirumbe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mirumbe is also the 519,842nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 289 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,502 people, or 1 in 35,247. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 69 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Mirumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mirumbi86379/
Merumbe86129/
Murumbe8642/
Mirimbe865/
Mirumba865/
Mirombe863/
Miroumba809/
Mairombe802/
Murumbei801/
Miriembe801/
Merumber801/
Mairoumwe751/
Mairoumba751/
Mairunbee751/
Murumbi711,690/
Merumba7196/
Merombe7126/
Merimbe711/
Mirimbai6756/
Mairunbi673/
Mirimbay671/
Myrunbee671/
Murimbi57250/
Merunbi573/
Meromba571/
Myrunbi571/
Merimby570/
Merunbhi534/
Mairunva531/
Mherunbi531/
Meyronue530/

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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 Mirumbe
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