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) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 711,133rd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 403 people.

The last name Rumbe is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 62,721. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 65 percent live, New Ireland, where 24 percent live and West Sepik, where 8 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 18 percent live.

Rumbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rumbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rumbe surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rumbe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rumbe last name is primarily 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Rumbe
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