Kerimu Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Kerimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 433 | 1:409,106 | 21,363 |
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kerimu (720) may also be a first name.
Kerimu Demographics
Kerimu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kerimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kerimu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerimu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kerimu is the 616,129th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kerimu are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kerimu is also the 307,588th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 720 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 409,106. In Nigeria Kerimu is primarily found in: Edo, where 48 percent live, Kogi, where 27 percent live and Delta, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Kerimu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kerimu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerimou | 92 | 23 | / |
| Karimu | 83 | 28,867 | / |
| Keremu | 83 | 282 | / |
| Kirimu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Kerumu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Korimu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kariemu | 77 | 70 | / |
| Keremuu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kereemu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Karrimu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kharimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kirimou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Karaimu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Karimui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Korimou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kerimoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keremou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirimau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karhimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaarimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keremutt | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kkarimou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cherimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hkarimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karemu | 67 | 518 | / |
| Karumu | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kirumu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kiremu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koremu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Carimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Korumu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khyriemmu | 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 Kerimu
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