Waremu Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Waremu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Waremu (12) may also be a first name.
Waremu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waremu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waremu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waremu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Waremu reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waremu is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Waremu is most common in: Morobe, where 56 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 44 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weremu | 83 | 209 | / |
| Warimu | 83 | 40 | / |
| Waromu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Waramu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Woremu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Baremu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waremouth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wairimu | 77 | 120,427 | / |
| Waramui | 77 | 248 | / |
| Wairamu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Baremou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waerimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warimou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wearamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waurimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waryomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayrimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaeremu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woroemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wwaramu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waromui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warahamu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Warrimuh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wairimuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wairimmu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wairrimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wairimuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veremu | 67 | 2,792 | / |
| Varamu | 67 | 327 | / |
| Barimu | 67 | 140 | / |
| Weramu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Varimu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Worimu | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Waremu
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