Kareemu Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Kareemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 503 | 1:352,172 | 19,002 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Kareemu (291) may also be a first name.
Kareemu Demographics
Kareemu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Kareemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kareemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kareemu (Hindi: करीमु) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kareemu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kareemu is the 605,571st most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kareemu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 291 people.
The surname Kareemu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 352,172. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 31 percent reside, Osun, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside.
Kareemu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karemu | 92 | 518 | / |
| Kariemu | 86 | 70 | / |
| Kereemu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Karemou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kharemu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kauremu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kareimou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kajiremu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karejamu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karimu | 77 | 28,867 | / |
| Keremu | 77 | 282 | / |
| Karamu | 77 | 246 | / |
| Koremu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Karomu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khatremou | 75 | 8 | / |
| Karimou | 71 | 43,814 | / |
| Koremou | 71 | 1,381 | / |
| Kharamu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Keremuu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Karamau | 71 | 8 | / |
| Karrimu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kharimu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Karaimu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karaamu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karimui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kargimu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karymou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaarimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karimuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karromu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karamuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khattremou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karhimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karemoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharomu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karamui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karimouy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kaarimou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Karimmou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Karimouz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karimous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karuimou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karrimou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kariomou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaharamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kharamau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karoumou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kkarimou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkarimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauramau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karamouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korejamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouremou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karimush | 67 | 1 | / |
Kareemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kareemu in the Hindi language | ||
| करीमु | karimu | - |
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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 Kareemu
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