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 most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Erumu.

How Common Is The Last Name Erumu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 654,010th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Erumu live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 151 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 125,149. In Kenya Erumu is most common in: Turkana County, where 96 percent live, Nakuru County, where 2 percent live and Isiolo County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Erumu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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