Erumu Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Erumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3691:125,14910,392
Uganda631:619,67132,575
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erumu (151) may also be a first name.

Erumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erumu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erumu? popularity and diffusion

Erumu is the 654,010th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Erumu are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most frequently used forename on earth, held by 151 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 125,149. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 96 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside and Isiolo County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Erumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Erumu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eruemu91290/
Erumut9125/
Jerumu9119/
Yerumu914/
Erhumu914/
Ereumu911/
Ehrumu911/
Jerumut8316/
Erusmus8311/
Haerumu837/
Erhuemu834/
Iherumu831/
Erimu801,375/
Arumu80368/
Eromu80130/
Orumu8083/
Irumu8042/
Erhimu73346/
Jeromu7340/
Harumu7326/
Oruemu7318/
Ehrimu7311/
Ajrumu736/
Jirumu734/
Eriemu733/
Ireumu732/
Herimu731/
Arumuh731/
Yorumu731/
Iruemu731/
Orumeu731/
Airumu731/
Oruumu731/
Erimuh731/
Erihmu731/
Arumui731/
Arumau731/
Girumu731/
Hiorumu6722/
Erhiemu678/
Haarumu671/

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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 Erumu
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