Karamu Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya611:757,04831,106
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda431:907,89040,955
India371:20,731,497300,213
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Karamu (4,171) may also be a first name.

Karamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karamu (Hindi: करमू, Marathi: करमू, Oriya: କରମୁ) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karamu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,025,894th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Karamu reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,505th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 4,171 people.

The surname Karamu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 80 percent are found, Kwale County, where 7 percent are found and Embu County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Karamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karamuz92219/
Karamou92150/
Kharamu9222/
Karamau928/
Karaimu923/
Karaamu923/
Karamuç921/
Kayramu921/
Katramu921/
Karamuj921/
Karamui921/
Karamoud86315/
Karramou86136/
Karamouz8622/
Karamuha8615/
Karamuch865/
Kharamau863/
Kaharamu863/
Kauramau861/
Karamouh861/
Karemu83518/
Keramu83234/
Koramu8315/
Caramu838/
Karomu836/
Karhamoud801/
Kareemu77512/
Karomus775/
Caramuz774/
Koramau773/
Kheramu773/
Keramou773/
Qaramuz772/
Karamoo771/
Koramou771/
Kauremu771/
Karamoe771/
Karromu771/
Koratmu771/
Korramu771/
Karomou771/
Kharemu771/
Kharomu771/
Karahamoud751/
Khattramou751/
Kerramou7110/
Karuimou713/
Karoumou712/
Kareimou712/
Khorramu711/
Khoramau711/
Keremu67282/
Koromu6721/
Koremu676/
Keromu672/
Caraymaud671/

Karamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karamu in the Oriya language
କରମୁkaramu66.89
କାରମୁkaramu29.73
କରମୂkaramu2.03
କମୁର୍kamur0.68
େଗୗରାegara0.68
Karamu in the Hindi language
करमूkaramu65.17
करमुkaramu28.09
करामूkaramu4.49
करामुkaramu2.25
Karamu in the Marathi language
करमूkaramu61.54
कारमुkaramu15.38
करामुkaramu7.69
करमुkaramu7.69
रामrama7.69

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karamu
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