Werimo Surname

407,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Werimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8311:55,5715,538
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Werimo (148) may also be a first name.

Werimo Last Name Facts

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

Werimo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werimo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 407,382nd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,483,755 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Werimo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Werimo is also the 757,758th most numerous first name on earth, held by 148 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 55,571. In Kenya Werimo is most common in: Kakamega County, where 62 percent are found, Busia County, where 28 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Werimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waerimo921/
Werimoh921/
Warimo8363/
Werima8317/
Berimo8312/
Verimo836/
Wirimo835/
Weremo832/
Wairimo77415/
Berrimo77170/
Berimoy7789/
Wierima7742/
Verismo7724/
Waarimo774/
Berimou774/
Weremoa772/
Verrimo772/
Beraimo772/
Werimah771/
Weremuo771/
Woyrimo771/
Warimou771/
Werzima771/
Vergimo771/
Weremot771/
Wierimaa7146/
Berhimou715/
Berrimou711/
Warrimoo711/
Werema678,866/
Warima671,079/
Wirima67490/
Berima67455/
Veremo67132/
Weruma6751/
Birimo6737/
Beremo6737/
Vorimo6728/
Varimo6723/
Worima6718/
Virimo679/
Waremo679/
Verima675/
Uerima671/
Verumo671/
Warumo671/

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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 Werimo
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