Kuremu Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kuremu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuremu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda931:419,77725,768
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Kuremu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuremu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuremu? popularity and diffusion

Kuremu is the 1,806,862nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kuremu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 419,777. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 52 percent reside, Bududa District, where 30 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuremui9211/
Kauremu921/
Kouremou861/
Kuromu8339/
Kuramu8317/
Kiremu836/
Koremu836/
Kurimu833/
Koremou771,381/
Kuramau7712/
Kurimau778/
Kurramu773/
Kiremeu772/
Khuramu771/
Kourimou711/
Kauramau711/
Khuramau711/
Kiramu6773/
Kirimu6741/
Kiromu6724/
Korimu676/
Khiramu6260/
Quirimou571/

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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 Kuremu
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