Mariamu Surname

46,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mariamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mariamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo10,7951:6,844830
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Uganda1021:382,73824,349
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
Kenya351:1,319,42635,360
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mariamu (168,497) may also be a first name.

Mariamu Last Name Facts

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

Mariamu has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mariamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,254th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 650,093 people. The last name Mariamu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mariamu are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,239th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 168,497 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 10,795 people, or 1 in 6,844. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Mariamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mariamu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mariamou931,671/
Mariamau932/
Mayriamu931/
Marriamu931/
Mariammu931/
Marihamu931/
Mairiamou8810/
Mauriamou881/
Maariamou881/
Mariammou881/
Marriamou881/
Mayriamou881/
Maryamu86757/
Meriamu866/
Moriamu861/
Maryamou80714/
Moriamou80243/
Mareamou801/
Maryamus801/
Mariamoe801/
Mouriamou751/
Mairyamou751/
Moryamou679/
Meeryamu671/

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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 Mariamu
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