Orumbe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Orumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Orumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Orumbe is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Orumbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orumbe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Orumbe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Orumbe live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Orumbe is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Orumbe is mostly concentrated in: Laikipia County, where 50 percent are found and Migori County, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.

Orumbe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orumbie92162/
Orunmbe9253/
Oroumbe921/
Orumbei921/
Orimbe8363/
Orumba8348/
Erumbe8313/
Orombe837/
Orunbe837/
Orumbi834/
Urumbe832/
Arumbe831/
Horumba77147/
Horumbă7790/
Orhumba7730/
Horombe7715/
Ourumba7710/
Gurumbe778/
Orunbie776/
Orumver775/
Orumbay775/
Arumber771/
Oriembe771/
Orumboi771/
Garumbe771/
Orumbai771/
Hurumbe771/
Orombie770/
Horiembe7143/
Urumbeth715/
Ouriembe711/
Erumbi673,433/
Orombi672,436/
Arumba671,145/
Erimbe67122/
Arumbi6765/
Oromba6729/
Arombe6719/
Arimbe6712/
Urumba6712/
Orunba678/
Oromby675/
Orimbi672/
Houroumba672/
Erunbe671/
Urumbi671/
Ouroumbai671/
Urombe671/

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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 Orumbe
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