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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerimu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 616,129th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname Kerimu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kerimu reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 307,588th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 720 people.
Kerimu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 409,106. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 48 percent live, Kogi, where 27 percent live and Delta, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Kerimu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kerimu surname is chiefly 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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