Murumba Surname

136,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Murumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,3851:19,3632,267
Uganda6641:58,7946,858
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
United States181:20,136,607622,629
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Murumba (492) may also be a first name.

Murumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murumba (Oriya: ମୁରୁ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Murumba.

How Common Is The Last Name Murumba? popularity and diffusion

Murumba is the 136,631st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,219,107 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Murumba live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 383,044th most common first name on earth It is held by 492 people.

The surname Murumba is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,385 people, or 1 in 19,363. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 63 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 12 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Kenya Murumba exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Murumba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Murumba last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Murumba earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murumbah931/
Muurumba931/
Muruumba931/
Murhumba931/
Mouroumba882/
Murumbi861,690/
Muromba861,000/
Murimba86960/
Murumwa86143/
Morumba8686/
Murumbe8642/
Murumbo8617/
Mirumba865/
Murunba861/
Murhumwa8075/
Miroumba809/
Maurimba802/
Murumbei801/
Mgurumbi801/
Mouroumbo751/
Murombo712,882/
Morumbe71277/
Mirimba71255/
Murombe71143/
Murunwa7172/
Moromba7156/
Morumbi7142/
Mouroumbou718/
Muromwa718/
Murimbo718/
Murombi717/
Morumwa711/
Mirimbai6756/
Mhurombe6727/
Murhombo6725/
Murrombe6714/
Murimboh677/
Murhimbo674/
Morombai672/
Murhombe672/
Miroumbo671/
Mirimbay671/
Murromua671/
Muroembe671/
Moroumbo671/
Murombui671/

Murumba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murumba in the Oriya language
ମୁରୁmuru-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Murumba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis