Kirimi Surname

15,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kirimi Surname User-submission:

The Kirimi surname comes from the name Kirimi, which means 'a farmer' or 'a person born to be a farmer'.

Kirimi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya35,0111:1,319211
Turkey891:874,39841,553
Niger751:255,8948,080
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States121:30,204,911765,334
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
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Kirimi (9,666) may also be a first name.

Kirimi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kirimi surname comes from the name Kirimi, which means 'a farmer' or 'a person born to be a farmer'.

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Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kirimi Demographics

Kirimi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 532 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kirimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirimi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻤﻲ, Oriya: କିରିମି) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirimi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kirimi is the 15,730th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 205,799 people. The surname Kirimi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirimi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kirimi is also the 62,678th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 9,666 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 35,011 people, or 1 in 1,319. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 66 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Beside Kenya Kirimi exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 0 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Kirimi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirimit92284/
Kirimai9244/
Kirimis9223/
Kitrimi926/
Kirimoi921/
Kirimgi921/
Gkitrimi861/
Kirimich861/
Kirima832,878/
Kerimi83357/
Kirumi83244/
Kurimi83208/
Kyrimi83136/
Kirime83103/
Kiremi8323/
Kirimy837/
Kärimi832/
Qirimi831/
Kyrimis77258/
Khirima77117/
Chirimi7798/
Kurimai7791/
Kairima7715/
Kirimaa779/
Kuraimi778/
Kairumi778/
Keraimi772/
Kherimi771/
Kierima771/
Cirimai771/
Koirima771/
Kirrima771/
Kirimay771/
Kerimie771/
Khirime771/
Kiriema771/
Kirhima771/
Quirimit712,011/
Khairumi7135/
Khairima7128/
Khoirima7112/
Kieriema717/
Quirimid714/
Khayrimi712/
Kerimich711/
Khirimey711/
Kirimych711/
Kirema675,010/
Kerima674,444/
Qerimi674,117/
Kurumi67977/
Kirume67155/
Cerimi6798/
Kerime6796/
Keremi6767/
Khoirimma6744/
Kurime6724/
Kireme6723/
Kuremi6723/
Kerimä674/
Kerémi672/
Curimi671/
Kyrima671/
Kerymi671/
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Kirimi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirimi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻤﻲakrymy-
Kirimi in the Oriya language
କିରିମିkirimi75
କିରିମୀkirimi25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kirimi
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