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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Erimba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erimba? popularity and diffusion

Erimba is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Erimba is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Erimba live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Erimba is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Meru County, where 80 percent reside and Kwale County, where 20 percent reside. Not including Kenya Erimba exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Erimba
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