Murume Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
India101:76,706,538639,611
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Murume (44) may also be a first name.

Murume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murume (Marathi: मुरूमे) is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murume? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Murume live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Outside of The DR Congo Murume is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murumäe9272/
Mourume9238/
Muroume9237/
Murumet924/
Murhume924/
Maurume921/
Murum91954/
Murumets86223/
Mouroume861/
Muruma83309/
Murime8364/
Murrum8344/
Morume8326/
Murhum8322/
Murumi838/
Muraum837/
Muhrum833/
Murome832/
Murgum832/
Mourum832/
Mirume832/
Muroum831/
Murumaa77220/
Mouroum77193/
Murrumi773/
Murumma771/
Moorume771/
Murhoum771/
Murimey771/
Murhuma771/
Moroume771/
Murumha771/
Murroum771/
Muttrum770/
Mautrum770/
Morum73259/
Murom73213/
Murumägi71110/
Mourouma7120/
Mourgoum711/
Murumova711/
Murimi6742,932/
Muroma67386/
Moruma67190/
Muromi67123/
Meurom67120/
Morumi6730/
Muroom6727/
Morome6726/
Mirime6721/
Morhum6713/
Moruim6710/
Mourom6710/
Maurom678/
Mirumi675/
Murimy671/
Murhom671/
Moruum671/
Moorum671/

Murume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murume in the Marathi language
मुरूमेmurume47.06
मुरुमेmurume41.18
मूरूमेmurume11.76

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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 Murume
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