Imeru Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Imeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda551:709,80535,417
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Imeru (24) may also be a first name.

Imeru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imeru is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Imeru.

How Common Is The Last Name Imeru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Imeru is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Imeru are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 709,805. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Serere District, where 56 percent reside, Ngora District, where 25 percent reside and Soroti District, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oimeru914/
Imaeru913/
Yimeru912/
Aimeru911/
Eimeru911/
Immeru911/
Oimerru832/
Gimerou831/
Imoru805,369/
Emeru804,340/
Imiru803,884/
Imaru80684/
Umeru8062/
Gaimerou771/
Eimaru7393/
Emerou7351/
Himaru7320/
Imoruh736/
Emerau736/
Jimaru735/
Emerhu735/
Uimoru735/
Uimaru735/
Immaru734/
Immoru734/
Emerus733/
Aimiru733/
Ajmeru733/
Yimoru731/
Imaruy731/
Umearu731/
Jimiru731/
Imaruh731/
Aimaru731/
Emereu731/
Umerou731/
Umerau731/
Himoru731/
Umeruh731/
Humeru731/
Imojru731/
Imaruu731/
Emmeru731/
Emeraud67564/
Emeraux67207/
Șoimaru6735/
Emmerud6711/
Emeheru6711/
Himarou678/
Oimarau677/
Himarau677/
Ummeeru675/
Ajmeeru673/
Himorou672/
Emereus671/
Imorrou671/
Himirou671/
Gimirau671/
Uimmaru671/

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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 Imeru
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