Lerima Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Lerima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Lerima (35) may also be a first name.
Lerima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lerima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lerima occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lerima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Lerima is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Lerima live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Lerima is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 100 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leurima | 92 | 596 | / |
| Lerisma | 92 | 88 | / |
| Hlerima | 92 | 26 | / |
| Leerima | 92 | 13 | / |
| Lesrima | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lehrima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leirimaa | 86 | 44 | / |
| Leerimaa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Lherisma | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lorima | 83 | 114 | / |
| Lerema | 83 | 81 | / |
| Lerime | 83 | 75 | / |
| Larima | 83 | 52 | / |
| Leruma | 83 | 34 | / |
| Lirima | 83 | 20 | / |
| Lerimi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lerimo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lherismat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loroima | 77 | 223 | / |
| Hlerema | 77 | 135 | / |
| Lerisme | 77 | 78 | / |
| Leremah | 77 | 26 | / |
| Loraima | 77 | 22 | / |
| Larimai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Leresma | 77 | 9 | / |
| Larimaa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Laraima | 77 | 5 | / |
| Llerema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lorimea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lerimer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lerehma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leremat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leremma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lariema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lérisma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Litrima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loreima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llerimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leriomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lirimma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laharima | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lherisme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lehrayma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lleremas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lerumo | 67 | 1,969 | / |
| Lorema | 67 | 809 | / |
| Leremi | 67 | 178 | / |
| Larema | 67 | 149 | / |
| Lorimo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Larimo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lereme | 67 | 54 | / |
| Laruma | 67 | 33 | / |
| Leremo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Liruma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Leremy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Loruma | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lirimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lirema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyrimo | 67 | 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 Lerima
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