Zourmba Surname
Approximately 8,636 people bear this surname
Zourmba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 7,962 | 1:2,609 | 294 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
Zourmba (5,935) may also be a first name.
Zourmba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zourmba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zourmba is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zourmba? popularity and diffusion
Zourmba is the 58,531st most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 843,857 people. The surname Zourmba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zourmba reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 86,278th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 5,935 people.
The surname Zourmba is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 7,962 people, or 1 in 2,609. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 84 percent live, Far North Region, where 12 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zourmbai | 93 | 2 | / |
| Zormba | 92 | 4 | / |
| Zoremba | 86 | 262 | / |
| Jourmba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zeurmba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sourmba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zormbas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dzuremba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sourmbai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dzoremba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Surmba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cormba | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zaremba | 71 | 26,841 | / |
| Zarimba | 71 | 169 | / |
| Soremba | 71 | 116 | / |
| Curimba | 71 | 40 | / |
| Zaręmba | 71 | 36 | / |
| Corimba | 71 | 18 | / |
| Zorembo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Surimba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sorimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Záremba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sormbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzarimba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sourimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaerimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zharimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joyremba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauremba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zourmba
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