Veremu Surname

156,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Veremu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veremu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,5941:5,952630
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England371:1,505,89364,828
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Verēmu (1) are calculated separately.

Veremu (151) may also be a first name.

Veremu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Veremu is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Verēmu. Click here for further possible spellings of Veremu.

How Common Is The Last Name Veremu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Veremu is the 156,768th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,610,153 people. The last name Veremu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Veremu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 151 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,594 people, or 1 in 5,952. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 26 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verēmu941/
Vheremu923,635/
Vehremu921/
Vaeremu921/
Vetremu921/
Verhemus861/
Vheremuu861/
Weremu83209/
Beremu8354/
Veramu837/
Feremu833/
Beremau7762/
Veramau778/
Beremou778/
Wetremu777/
Beremui774/
Berremou711/
Varamu67327/
Wiremu6786/
Voramu6776/
Waremu6743/
Weramu6712/
Woremu678/
Faremu676/
Varimu675/
Viramu674/
Berimu673/
Foremu672/
Virimu671/

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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 Veremu
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