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

The last name Karamu (Hindi: करमू, Marathi: करमू, Oriya: କରମୁ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karamu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,025,894^th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname Karamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Karamu reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Karamu is also the 107,505^th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,171 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Karamu is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 80 percent are found, Kwale County, where 7 percent are found and Embu County, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs 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 carrying the surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.