Zuruma Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zuruma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuruma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Zuruma Last Name Facts

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

Zuruma is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuruma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zuruma is the 2,333,370th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zuruma live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Zuruma is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 270,846. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 98 percent live and Midlands Province, where 2 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zurumay9216/
Zurumai923/
Zourouma862/
Dzurumoa861/
Suruma8393/
Curuma8379/
Zurima8316/
Zurumi838/
Juruma835/
Zoruma831/
Tsuruma771,446/
Surumay77181/
Shuruma7791/
Zurumie7714/
Churuma777/
Jurumaa776/
Surumai775/
Djuruma775/
Jurumai774/
Jurumas773/
Curauma772/
Surumaa771/
Zaurumi771/
Zurimah771/
Surumea771/
Surumat771/
Churumah71125/
Courouma7130/
Siurumaa7127/
Tshuruma713/
Zouroumi713/
Djurumay713/
Djurumai713/
Sourouma712/
Zouroume711/
Shurumay711/
Jautruma711/
Surumaha711/
Surima67578/
Surumi67132/
Coruma6769/
Curumi6754/
Curoma6730/
Jurumi6730/
Surume6720/
Dzurromah6717/
Surumo6713/
Suroma6710/
Zoroma679/
Soruma674/
Giurgouma671/
Zouroumey671/
Djourouma671/
Sourgouma671/
Surumy671/
Jurume671/
Chourouma671/

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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 Zuruma
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