Karemu Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3161:146,13911,699
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Karemu (214) may also be a first name.

Karemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karemu (Hindi: करेमु) is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karemu is the 600,164th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. The last name Karemu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Karemu reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 214 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 146,139. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Meru County, where 64 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 19 percent reside and Kitui County, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Karemu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kareemu92512/
Kariemu9270/
Karemou923/
Kharemu921/
Kauremu921/
Kareimou862/
Karimu8328,867/
Keremu83282/
Karamu83246/
Koremu836/
Karomu836/
Khatremou808/
Karimou7743,814/
Koremou771,381/
Kharamu7722/
Keremuu7710/
Karamau778/
Kereemu778/
Karrimu776/
Kharimu775/
Karaamu773/
Karimui773/
Karaimu773/
Karymou772/
Kargimu772/
Kaarimu771/
Karimuu771/
Karemoo771/
Kharomu771/
Karamui771/
Karhimu771/
Karamuj771/
Karromu771/
Khattremou751/
Karimouy7122/
Kaarimou7115/
Karimmou719/
Karimouz714/
Karimous714/
Kharamau713/
Karuimou713/
Karrimou713/
Kariomou713/
Kaharamu713/
Kkarimou712/
Hkarimou711/
Kauramau711/
Karamouh711/
Kouremou711/
Karimush711/
Kerimu67500/
Keramu67234/
Koromu6721/
Koramu6715/
Caramu678/
Korimu676/
Carimu674/
Keromu672/
Karimujje671/
Khatrimud671/

Karemu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karemu in the Hindi language
करेमुkaremu-

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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
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  • 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 Karemu
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