Erimu Surname

280,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Erimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,1591:33,6844,499
Nigeria2151:823,92036,501
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erimu Last Name Facts

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

Erimu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erimu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 280,785th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,300,033 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Erimu live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,159 people, or 1 in 33,684. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Soroti District, where 22 percent reside, Serere District, where 14 percent reside and Amuria District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Erimu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erhimu91346/
Gerimu9139/
Ehrimu9111/
Erimou919/
Erimus916/
Yerimu916/
Jerimu915/
Ereimu913/
Eriemu913/
Herimu911/
Erihmu911/
Erimuh911/
Gerimou8339/
Yerimou8328/
Erhiemu838/
Erismus832/
Yerimuh831/
Yerimeu831/
Erismau831/
Erumu80461/
Eremu80397/
Irimu80357/
Arimu80218/
Orimu8023/
Yrimu801/
Ehreimou773/
Geremu733,133/
Harimu73659/
Irimus73358/
Eruemu73290/
Eremus73191/
Ariemu73146/
Eremut73115/
Arimau7365/
Horimu7362/
Irimuş7335/
Jeremu7330/
Girimu7323/
Hirimu7315/
Arimui736/
Arimeu735/
Erhumu734/
Yeremu733/
Erymus732/
Irimuș732/
Areimu732/
Jirimu732/
Yorimu732/
Irimou731/
Orimui731/
Ehrumu731/
Ereumu731/
Heremu731/
Ergemu731/
Irimut731/
Heraimutt711/
Jeremus6758/
Eremaut6722/
Harimau6719/
Hirimou6714/
Haerumu677/
Yeremou675/
Araimou675/
Gerremu674/
Erhuemu674/
Erremus671/
Eresmus671/
Yerzemu671/
Jiriemu671/
Irismus671/
Ehiremu671/
Ahrimou671/
Eheremu671/
Erremuh671/
Eremuth671/
Eremaus670/

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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
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  • 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 Erimu
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