Uremu Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Uremu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uremu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1221:66,8348,731
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Uremu (75) may also be a first name.

Uremu Last Name Facts

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

Uremu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uremu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,511,557th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Uremu are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 75 people.

Uremu is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 66,834. In Papua New Guinea Uremu is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uriemu9168/
Uremuu9111/
Guremu916/
Uroemu911/
Auremus831/
Iremu80198/
Uramu80160/
Oremu80136/
Uromu8035/
Urimu806/
Gouremou771/
Gureimou771/
Irhemu7331/
Uramau738/
Gurimu738/
Iremau733/
Ireumu732/
Uriomu731/
Urammu731/
Oreamu731/
Gaurimu673/
Hauramu672/
Orhiemu671/
Jiriemu671/
Irimu60357/
Iramu60264/
Orimu6023/
Iromu6013/
Huirrimou571/
Horimu5562/
Jiramu5522/
Hirimu5515/
Hiramu552/
Irimuș552/
Jirimu552/
Hiromu552/
Jiromu551/
Orimui551/
Hiramui501/

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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 Uremu
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