Kermu Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kermu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kermu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3881:100,61710,104
Liberia2321:19,0021,931
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kermu (74) may also be a first name.

Kermu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kermu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kermu (Hindi: केरमू) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kermu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kermu is the 518,760th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kermu live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kermu is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 74 people.

The last name Kermu is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 100,617. In Uganda Kermu is mostly concentrated in: Zombo District, where 43 percent live, Nebbi District, where 40 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 4 percent live. Beside Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kermou9141/
Kermuh9122/
Kermui911/
Kearmu911/
Kermoud83562/
Kermous83367/
Kermouz83344/
Khermou83136/
Kermout834/
Karmu80259/
Kormu8077/
Kirmu802/
Kermouch77241/
Kermouss77172/
Kermautz7799/
Khermous771/
Kharmu7345/
Kremou7343/
Kyrmou7325/
Kirmut7318/
Karmuh7316/
Kyrmus738/
Kermoo735/
Chermu735/
Karmau734/
Karmui732/
Kirmou732/
Karmmu731/
Karmeu731/
Cermeu731/
Kermoe731/
Khermouch7112/
Gkremou6773/
Karmouh6719/
Kairmau679/
Kirmuss678/
Khirmus674/
Chermou674/
Chermeu672/
Kremmou671/
Kirmuzs671/
Karrmou671/
Karmauh671/
Kharmui671/
Kharmau671/
Karrmui670/

Kermu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kermu in the Hindi language
केरमूkeramu66.67
केरमुkeramu33.33

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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 Kermu
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