Kerumu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kerumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kerumu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerumu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerumu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Kerumu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kerumu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Kerumu is mostly concentrated in: Masindi District, where 67 percent reside, Buyende District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerimu83500/
Karumu8385/
Kirumu8310/
Keromu832/
Korumu831/
Kiruumu772/
Kharumu771/
Kairumu771/
Karumui771/
Koroumou711/
Karimu6728,867/
Kirimu6741/
Kiromu6724/
Korimu676/
Chirumu6210/
Kiroomu629/
Karrimu626/
Kharimu625/
Karimui623/
Karhimu621/
Kaarimu621/
Khyriemmu531/
Carimu504/

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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 Kerumu
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