Muramba Surname

208,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muramba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muramba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0261:45,0104,647
Zimbabwe8131:18,9892,818
Namibia881:27,3804,297
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Muramba (29) may also be a first name.

Muramba Last Name Facts

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

Muramba (Russian: Мурамба) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muramba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 208,831st most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,680,579 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muramba reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,026 people, or 1 in 45,010. In Kenya Muramba is most common in: Kilifi County, where 70 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 14 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 41 percent are found and Namibia, where 4 percent are found.

Muramba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Muramba last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Muramba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.33% less than the national average, earning R 34,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauramba9365/
Mouramba939/
Murambai933/
Murambga931/
Meuramba931/
Mahuramba8832/
Murambi862,046/
Muromba861,000/
Muremba86578/
Murambo86121/
Murambe8689/
Miramba8668/
Muramwa8625/
Moramba8617/
Muramua863/
Murhambo80253/
Morambai8030/
Mirambai809/
Murrambi801/
Murhemba801/
Muraambi801/
Muranbay801/
Murambid801/
Murambhi801/
Maurambo801/
Mirambeau75350/
Mourambou75305/
Morambhai754/
Mouroumba752/
Mirambhai751/
Mirambo715,523/
Murombo712,882/
Murombe71143/
Murembo7162/
Moromba7156/
Miremba7134/
Miranba7124/
Morambi7114/
Murombi717/
Muranbe712/
Morambe711/
Morambo711/
Muranwa711/
Mhurombe6727/
Murhombo6725/
Murrombe6714/
Miroumba679/
Morombai672/
Murhombe672/
Morambhi672/
Murombui671/

Muramba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muramba in the Russian language
Мурамбаmuramba-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muramba
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