Zirimu Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Zirimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 167 | 1:233,768 | 17,802 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Zirimu (50) may also be a first name.
Zirimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zirimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zirimu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zirimu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,333,288th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zirimu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name in the world, held by 50 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 233,768. In Uganda Zirimu is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 19 percent are found, Mukono District, where 13 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Zirimu
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