Karumia Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Karumia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 16 | 1:2,886,244 | 37,784 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Karumia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karumia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karumia has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karumia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Karumia reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Karumia is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,886,244. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 25 percent live, Nairobi County, where 25 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 25 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karoumia | 93 | 18 | / |
| Karumiah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karroumia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karimia | 86 | 78 | / |
| Karumja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Karumya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karimiah | 80 | 16 | / |
| Karimiha | 80 | 14 | / |
| Karimija | 80 | 5 | / |
| Keroumia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karimmia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karimiaie | 75 | 9 | / |
| Karumajja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karimiaei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koromia | 71 | 29 | / |
| Corumia | 71 | 14 | / |
| Karimmaiya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Karimja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kerimia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karumajjio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karimyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karimajja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Karrimojja | 59 | 1 | / |
| Caromio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Karimjoo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Querimia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Karimjou | 53 | 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 Karumia
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