Karimo Surname
Approximately 1,166 people bear this surname
Karimo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 324 | 1:546,737 | 26,707 |
| Pakistan | 254 | 1:703,322 | 10,569 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Finland | 67 | 1:82,040 | 8,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Algeria | 29 | 1:1,332,122 | 42,733 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
Karimo (3,861) may also be a first name.
Karimo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karimo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karimo (Hindi: करीमो, Marathi: किरमो, Russian: Каримо) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karimo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karimo is the 320,495th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,250,039 people. Karimo is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Karimo live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Karimo is also the 112,999th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 3,861 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 546,737. In Nigeria Karimo is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 49 percent are found, Ondo, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karimo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karimo in the Hindi language | ||
| करीमो | karimo | 96.97 |
| करिमो | karimo | 1.52 |
| कारीमो | karimo | 1.01 |
| कारिमो | karimo | 0.51 |
| Karimo in the Marathi language | ||
| किरमो | kiramo | 25 |
| किरमॉ | kiramo | 25 |
| करीमोन | karimona | 25 |
| करीमो | karimo | 25 |
| Karimo in the Russian language | ||
| Каримо | karimo | - |
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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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- 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 Karimo
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