Lamiru Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lamiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2301:770,18634,704
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Lamiru (727) may also be a first name.

Lamiru Last Name Facts

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

Lamiru occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamiru? popularity and diffusion

Lamiru is the 1,044,719th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lamiru are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 305,933rd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 727 people.

The surname Lamiru is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 770,186. In Nigeria Lamiru is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 39 percent live, Kano, where 30 percent live and Bauchi, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamirou9220/
Lamiraud86200/
Lamiraux86159/
Lahamiru868/
Lamairou864/
Lamiraut861/
Lemiru8326/
Lamuru8322/
Lameru8318/
Lamirault80809/
Lamiroult8058/
Lamerus7723/
Lamreou771/
Lamerau770/
Lamerux770/
Lameraux7111/
Lameroux7110/
Lahamuru713/
Lamerous711/
Lametrus711/
Lamereux710/
Lomeru6714/
Lemuru6711/
Lamurú676/
Lomuru674/
Lemeru673/
Lamerouss671/
Lamerouch671/
Loumairou671/
Lammeraux670/
Lomiroo625/
Lemereu621/
Lomerou621/
Lemerou621/
Lommerud5758/
Loimerru571/
Loumerou571/
Lomeroux570/

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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 Lamiru
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