Primu Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Primu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Primu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1661:318,92524,177
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Primu (217) may also be a first name.

Primu Last Name Facts

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

Primu (Hindi: प्रिमू, Russian: Приму) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Primu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,267,784th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Primu occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Primu reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 217 people.

The last name Primu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 318,925. In Tanzania Primu is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Primu exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Primus918,869/
Primut918/
Primuy916/
Primau916/
Primuš913/
Primud912/
Praimu911/
Primou911/
Primmu910/
Primous83349/
Primaut83178/
Primaux83178/
Primout83163/
Primusz83147/
Primuth83108/
Proimou8345/
Primaud8339/
Primush8333/
Primeus8316/
Primeux837/
Praimui831/
Prrimus831/
Priemou831/
Prismus831/
Primuus831/
Primoux830/
Premu80217/
Primó802/
Primault771,627/
Preimusz7747/
Primusch7715/
Phraimui775/
Prymus73496/
Premus73363/
Premuš73232/
Primoe7367/
Prémus7358/
Premuz7334/
Prymud7316/
Prymut7310/
Prýmus736/
Primão735/
Premud734/
Primoo734/
Prímus734/
Premou731/
Premuy731/
Preemu731/
Preismuth710/
Prehmus6754/
Prymush6753/
Premaud6737/
Prémusz6730/
Premeus673/
Premous672/
Preamuy671/
Priemoe671/
Prymuth671/
Prreemu671/
Presmus671/
Premoux671/

Primu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Primu in the Hindi language
प्रिमूprimu-
Primu in the Russian language
Примуprimu-

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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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  • 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 Primu
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