Maraimu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maraimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maraimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Maraimu (101) may also be a first name.

Maraimu Last Name Facts

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

Maraimu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Maraimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maraimu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Maraimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maraimu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maraimu is also the 940,641st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 101 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 50 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Maraimu
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