Karumu Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Karumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Karumu (53) may also be a first name.
Karumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karumu (Hindi: करुमु, Oriya: କାରୁମୁ) is found most in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karumu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Karumu live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Karumu is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 53 people.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda Karumu is most numerous in: Kiruhura District, where 23 percent live, Wakiso District, where 12 percent live and Ssembabule District, where 11 percent live. Other than Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharumu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kairumu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karumui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karuimou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Karoumou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karumujj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karimu | 83 | 28,867 | / |
| Kerumu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Karomu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Korumu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kariemu | 77 | 70 | / |
| Karrimu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kharimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Koorumu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Karimui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kaarimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karhimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kharomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karimuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karromu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kharummuid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koroumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerimu | 67 | 500 | / |
| Koromu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Korimu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Carimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khoromu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Karomou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kkarimou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Hkarimou | 57 | 1 | / |
Karumu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karumu in the Hindi language | ||
| करुमु | karumu | - |
| Karumu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରୁମୁ | karumu | 64.29 |
| କରୁମୁ | karumu | 35.71 |
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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 Karumu
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