Rumb Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rumb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rumb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6021:122,72413,305
Papua New Guinea1631:50,0236,268
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Rumb (170) may also be a first name.

Rumb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rumb (Russian: Румб) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rumb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,025th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Rumb reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Rumb is also the 701,320th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 170 people.

The surname Rumb is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 602 people, or 1 in 122,724. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Rumb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rumb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rumb last name increased 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rumb Last Name Statistics demography

Rumb earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruimb89101/
Ruumb8921/
Rumbz891/
Rumbs891/
Rhumb891/
Raumb891/
Rutemb8027/
Rump757,368/
Romb75113/
Rimb7533/
Rumf7515/
Runb753/
Rumbova737/
Rumbová731/
Rumpf678,375/
Rumph674,305/
Rumpe67781/
Rumps67229/
Rumpp67152/
Rumpt6767/
Rumpz6749/
Roump6734/
Ruimp6714/
Rhump677/
Raumf672/
Rhomb671/
Rhumv671/
Rujmw671/
Rumff670/
Rumft670/
Rumfh670/
Rummp670/
Rumfp670/
Ruymp670/

Rumb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rumb in the Russian language
Румбrumb-

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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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  • 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 Rumb
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