Erimba Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Erimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Erimba (20) may also be a first name.

Erimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erimba is found most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erimba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Erimba reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Erimba is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 20 people.

The surname Erimba is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Meru County, where 80 percent are found and Kwale County, where 20 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerimba921/
Jerimba921/
Orimba831,158/
Arimba83210/
Irimba83125/
Erimbe83122/
Erumba8360/
Eremba8326/
Erinba833/
Hermba831/
Erimbi831/
Erimbo831/
Heremba77658/
Ariemba77498/
Arimbay77394/
Erimbet7778/
Herimbi7742/
Geremba7737/
Harimba7718/
Erimbeh7713/
Girimba779/
Irimbai775/
Erinbas773/
Hirimba772/
Jeremba772/
Orimbai772/
Aruimba772/
Ierhmba771/
Gerimwa771/
Etrimbi771/
Irimbat771/
Yeremba771/
Erembas771/
Arinmba771/
Orimbay771/
Orimbah771/
Armba73155/
Irmba7326/
Ormba734/
Herembas71232/
Erginbay71150/
Herembaş714/
Girimbai712/
Iorhimba711/
Harimbai711/
Ierhemba711/
Hheremba711/
Jerrimbo710/
Hermbach710/
Irumba6715,198/
Arumba671,145/
Iormba67668/
Orimbo67292/
Yrumba6771/
Orumba6748/
Gerembaya6743/
Aremba6740/
Irimbi6728/
Oremba6726/
Erinwa6719/
Arimbo6716/
Iremba6712/
Irimbe678/
Ermber674/
Erumbo674/
Erembe673/
Yermva673/
Erembo672/
Ermbet672/
Germbe671/
Ar'mba671/
Yormba671/
Harmba671/
Erimwo671/
Iermbe671/
Hermby670/
Erenba670/

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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 Erimba
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