Joramu Surname

136,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Joramu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joramu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,6901:19,6812,503
Zimbabwe4231:36,4975,646
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Joramu (2,436) may also be a first name.

Joramu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joramu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joramu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Joramu is the 136,996th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,226,565 people. The last name Joramu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Joramu are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 150,006th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 2,436 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,690 people, or 1 in 19,681. In Tanzania Joramu is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 17 percent live, Mara Region, where 17 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Tanzania Joramu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoramu832,873/
Horamu83263/
Joromu8321/
Jaramu838/
Ioramu834/
Soramu833/
Joremu831/
Jaramus7712/
Coiramu773/
Ijoremu771/
Horamui771/
Horamau771/
Horamus771/
Jaramou771/
Jaramout71341/
Djaramou71137/
Jaramous713/
Jaramouh712/
Khoramau711/
Khorramu711/
Yorgaimu711/
Jaraamus711/
Saramu6760/
Haramu6752/
Yaramu6730/
Zaramu679/
Caramu678/
Soromu674/
Yuramu671/
Yoromu671/
Jaromu671/

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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 Joramu
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