Karemu Surname
Approximately 518 people bear this surname
Karemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 316 | 1:146,139 | 11,699 |
| Nigeria | 181 | 1:978,689 | 41,594 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Karemu (214) may also be a first name.
Karemu Demographics
Karemu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kareemu | 92 | 512 | / |
| Kariemu | 92 | 70 | / |
| Karemou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kharemu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kauremu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kareimou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karimu | 83 | 28,867 | / |
| Keremu | 83 | 282 | / |
| Karamu | 83 | 246 | / |
| Koremu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Karomu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Khatremou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Karimou | 77 | 43,814 | / |
| Koremou | 77 | 1,381 | / |
| Kharamu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Keremuu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Karamau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kereemu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Karrimu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kharimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Karaamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Karimui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Karaimu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Karymou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kargimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaarimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karimuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karemoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kharomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karamui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karhimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karamuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karromu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khattremou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karimouy | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kaarimou | 71 | 15 | / |
| Karimmou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Karimouz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karimous | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kharamau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karuimou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karrimou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kariomou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaharamu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kkarimou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hkarimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kauramau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karamouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouremou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karimush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerimu | 67 | 500 | / |
| Keramu | 67 | 234 | / |
| Koromu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Koramu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Caramu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Korimu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Carimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keromu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karimujje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatrimud | 67 | 1 | / |
Karemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karemu in the Hindi language | ||
| करेमु | karemu | - |
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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 Karemu
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