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 surname Erumu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erumu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 654,010th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. It occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 151 people.

The surname Erumu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne 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. Other than Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Erumu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eruemu91290/
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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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