Karmu Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1091:40,4453,721
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
India531:14,472,932242,024
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Karmu (9,392) may also be a first name.

Karmu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karmu (Bengali: কর্মু, Hindi: करमू, Marathi: करमु, Oriya: କମୁର୍) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karmu? popularity and diffusion

Karmu is the 990,978th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Karmu occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Karmu live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 63,911th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 9,392 people.

The surname Karmu is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 40,445. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 40 percent are found, Bong County, where 24 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karmou9163/
Kharmu9145/
Karmuş9130/
Karmuh9116/
Karmuz915/
Karmau914/
Karmui912/
Kearmu911/
Karmmu911/
Karmeu911/
Karmoud83379/
Karmouz83284/
Karmouh8319/
Kairmau839/
Karmhus837/
Karmaus834/
Karmuch834/
Karmaut832/
Karmauh831/
Kharmau831/
Kharmui831/
Karmuth831/
Karrmou831/
Karmauß831/
Karmeuz831/
Karrmui830/
Kermu80628/
Kormu8077/
Carmu8032/
Karmó8010/
Karmoush77322/
Kharmoud7710/
Kharmous779/
Kharmuid775/
Kharmush774/
Karmauch773/
Karmouha771/
Kharmouz771/
Karmouth771/
Karmoo7386/
Karmoe7361/
Kormou7329/
Kermuh7322/
Qarmuh734/
Carmus733/
Carmeu732/
Carmau732/
Carmuz732/
Koormu731/
Kermui731/
Kormut731/
Kharmoush71438/
Khairmouz711/
Qarmout671,303/
Qarmous67453/
Carmaux67186/
Khermou67136/
Kormush6794/
Kourmou6760/
Qarmouz6758/
Kormuth6755/
Carmeus6725/
Karrmoo6720/
Kormout6720/
Qarmoud674/
Carmauh672/
Carmaut671/
Carmust671/
Carmuth671/

Karmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karmu in the Bengali language
কর্মুkarmu-
Karmu in the Oriya language
କମୁର୍kamur83.87
କାମୁର୍kamur9.08
କମୂର୍kamur3.74
କମୁkamu1.07
କରମୁkaramu0.75
କାରମୁkaramu0.53
କାମୁକ୍kamuk0.11
କାମୁkamu0.11
କୁମୁkumu0.11
କରେମkarema0.11
Karmu in the Marathi language
करमुkaramu74.39
करमूkaramu9.76
कमुर्kamur7.32
कमkama3.66
कामkama2.44
कमूर्kamur1.22
Karmu in the Hindi language
करमूkaramu73.92
कर्मूkarmu16.46
करमुkaramu6.58
कर्मुkarmu2.78
कार्मुkarmu0.25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karmu
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