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

Erimba is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erimba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Erimba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Erimba live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 80 percent are found and Kwale County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Erimba exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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  • 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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