Kharimu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kharimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kharimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kharimu (112) may also be a first name.

Kharimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kharimu is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kharimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kharimu are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kharimu is also the 885,979th most widely held first name globally It is held by 112 people.

The surname Kharimu is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Outside of Malawi it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karimu9228,867/
Harimu92659/
Khatrimud881/
Karimou8643,814/
Kariemu8670/
Harimou8637/
Harimau8619/
Harimut8618/
Charimu866/
Karrimu866/
Karaimu863/
Karimui863/
Kargimu862/
Harimud862/
Karimuu861/
Kaarimu861/
Kharemu861/
Kharumu861/
Karhimu861/
Khatrimujh821/
Karimouy8022/
Kaarimou8015/
Karimmou809/
Karimouz804/
Karimous804/
Karuimou803/
Karrimou803/
Kariomou803/
Kareimou802/
Kkarimou802/
Charimui801/
Karimush801/
Charimou801/
Hkarimou801/
Karemu77518/
Kerimu77500/
Karumu7785/
Horimu7762/
Korimu776/
Jarimu775/
Carimu774/
Haremu772/
Khatremou758/
Karimujje751/
Kareemu71512/
Carimou713/
Karimoo713/
Karemou713/
Karymou712/
Korimou712/
Kairumu711/
Karimoe711/
Carimau711/
Karumui711/
Jarimou711/
Khattremou711/
Kauremu711/
Haremui711/
Hareemau674/
Kourimou671/
Hareemou671/
Harehmuh671/

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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 Kharimu
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