Mrimi Surname

99,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mrimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mrimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,6991:14,3121,868
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
Kenya1371:337,08020,325
France931:714,22389,679
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mrimi (246) may also be a first name.

Mrimi Last Name Facts

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

Mrimi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mrimi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mrimi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,960th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,540,707 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mrimi live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 569,299th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 246 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,699 people, or 1 in 14,312. In Tanzania Mrimi is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 37 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 28 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Mrimi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mrimi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mraimi912/
Mreimid831/
Mremi804,750/
Mrima801,535/
Mrimy8055/
Mrieme732/
M'Remi731/
Mmremi731/
Mrimed731/
Mraima731/
Mrgime731/
M'Raima671/
Mrimmoy671/
Mraimed671/
M'Reime671/
M'Raimed624/
Mrema6027,463/
Mremy6044/
Mrume6022/
Mreme607/
Meherremi576/
Mreyme551/
Mremea551/
Mreema551/

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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 Mrimi
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