Sarmu Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sarmu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarmu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1351:5,681,966136,010
Liberia661:66,7965,740
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Sarmu (837) may also be a first name.

Sarmu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarmu (Hindi: सरमू, Marathi: सारमु, Oriya: ସାମୂର୍) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarmu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,055,483rd most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name Sarmu occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Sarmu reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sarmu is also the 282,223rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 837 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 5,681,966. In India Sarmu is primarily found in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 99 percent are found, Bihar, where 1 percent are found and Odisha, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharmu91187/
Sarmou9115/
Sgarmu919/
Sarmud915/
Sarmus912/
Sarmuj911/
Sarmut911/
Sarmau911/
Saarmu911/
Sarmouh83289/
Sharmau83212/
Sarmout83165/
Sarmust8329/
Sairmau8323/
Sharmou8312/
Sharmuu831/
Sarrmau831/
Sarmoud831/
Sarmeus831/
Carmu8032/
Sermu8023/
Jarmu802/
Sormu801/
Sharmout772,238/
Sharmous77100/
Sharmouj7715/
Sarmoush771/
Sharmouh771/
Sharmuua771/
Shearmus770/
Sõrmus73314/
Jarmuz73210/
Jarmus73135/
Sormus7353/
Jarmut7349/
Sormuş7330/
Sarmoo738/
Zarmou736/
Charmu733/
Sermuj732/
Sormud731/
Jarmuy731/
Zarmus731/
Sörmus731/
Jarmuź731/
Jarmou731/
Jarmui731/
Zarmut731/
Searmouth710/
Djarmou6780/
Jarmush6746/
Zarmouh6712/
Shermau679/
Shermou678/
Jarmeus678/
Jarmuch676/
Jarmoud675/
Carmauh672/
Charmus672/
Charmau672/
Zarmout672/
Zaurmui671/
Jarmouz671/
Zarmouz671/
Shermeu671/
Sormoux671/
Shourmu671/

Sarmu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarmu in the Oriya language
ସାମୂର୍samur-
Sarmu in the Hindi language
सरमूsaramu78.79
सर्मूsarmu12.12
सरमुsaramu6.06
सर्मुsarmu3.03
Sarmu in the Marathi language
सारमुsaramu50
सरमुsaramu50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarmu
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