Rumbe Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

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

Rumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1301:62,7218,130
Zimbabwe1071:144,28318,537
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Kenya491:942,44733,788
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rumbe (403) may also be a first name.

Rumbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rumbe (Oriya: ରୁେ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 711,133rd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Rumbe are found; 32 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 32 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Rumbe is also the 429,755th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 403 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 62,721. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 65 percent live, New Ireland, where 24 percent live and West Sepik, where 8 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 18 percent live.

Rumbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rumbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rumbe surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rumbe surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumbea911,007/
Rumber91120/
Ruimbe9197/
Rumbeu9150/
Rumbeh9110/
Ruembe918/
Roumbe912/
Rumbet912/
Rumbie911/
Ruumbe911/
Rumnbe911/
Rumbee911/
Hrumbe911/
Rumbey910/
Rumberh8311/
Rumbešt834/
Rutembe832/
Rumbest831/
Roumbeh831/
Rumba8011,864/
Rombe809,015/
Rumbi80425/
Rimbe80134/
Rumby8036/
Rumue802/
Runbe801/
Rumwe801/
Rumbesht7756/
Hrumberh7717/
Roumbeas779/
Roumbeed772/
Rimbey73642/
Rumbay73562/
Roumba73416/
Rombey73294/
Rumbai73128/
Rumboy7347/
Rumbit7328/
Rimbea7328/
Rumvee7322/
Rumboi7318/
Rimbeh7311/
Rumbaj738/
Rimbei737/
Rimbie736/
Rhombe735/
Rumbis734/
Rhumba734/
Rombei733/
Rimbeu733/
Raumba733/
Ruimba733/
Rombie732/
Rumboa732/
Riembe732/
Rumbaa732/
Rumueh731/
Rumbha731/
Rumbuy731/
Runbea731/
Runbee731/
Reumba731/
Rombea731/
Roumby731/
Roumwe731/
Rusmby731/
Runber730/
Runbey730/
Rusimbi67552/
Rumbais6727/
Rumbaya6713/
Roumved678/
Rumempe674/
Roumbai672/
Reumoue671/
Roumbis671/
Rumimpe671/
Rumbaha671/
Rounbey670/

Rumbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rumbe in the Oriya language
ରୁେrue-

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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 Rumbe
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