Karrimu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Karrimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Karrimu (12) may also be a first name.
Karrimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karrimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karrimu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karrimu? popularity and diffusion
Karrimu is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Karrimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karrimu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Karrimu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 80 percent reside and Delta, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karrimou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Karimu | 92 | 28,867 | / |
| Karimou | 86 | 43,814 | / |
| Kariemu | 86 | 70 | / |
| Kharimu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Karaimu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karimui | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kargimu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaarimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karimuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karhimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karimouy | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kaarimou | 80 | 15 | / |
| Karimmou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Karimouz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karimous | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kariomou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Karuimou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kkarimou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kareimou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hkarimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karimush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karemu | 77 | 518 | / |
| Kerimu | 77 | 500 | / |
| Karumu | 77 | 85 | / |
| Korimu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Carimu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khatrimud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karimujje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kareemu | 71 | 512 | / |
| Karemou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Carimou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karimoo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Korimou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karymou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kharumu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khatrimujh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kharemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kairumu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karimoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carimau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karumui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kauremu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kourimou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karrimu
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