Kirimu Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Kirimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kirimu (17) may also be a first name.
Kirimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kirimu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirimu? popularity and diffusion
Kirimu is the 3,055,934th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kirimu are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kirimu is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 17 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda Kirimu is mostly concentrated in: Bundibugyo District, where 41 percent are found, Kasese District, where 35 percent are found and Kampala District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirimou | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kirimau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kerimu | 83 | 500 | / |
| Kirumu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kiremu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kurimu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kerimou | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kurimau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kiremeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiryomu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiruumu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kirimoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kairumu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chirimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirimusowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quirimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirimau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quirimus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keremu | 67 | 282 | / |
| Kurumu | 67 | 175 | / |
| Kuremu | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kerumu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khyriemmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuremui | 62 | 11 | / |
| Keremuu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Kereemu | 62 | 8 | / |
| Kurumau | 62 | 3 | / |
| Cherimu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kerimoe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Keremou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Keremutt | 57 | 5 | / |
| Cherimou | 57 | 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 Kirimu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis