Chome Surname
Approximately 5,500 people bear this surname
Chome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,710 | 1:12,447 | 1,555 |
| Malawi | 1,202 | 1:14,242 | 2,234 |
| Philippines | 221 | 1:458,092 | 55,782 |
| Thailand | 116 | 1:608,951 | 103,575 |
| Zimbabwe | 84 | 1:183,789 | 21,931 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Chomé (75) & Chomè (1) are calculated separately.
Chome (837) may also be a first name.
Chome Demographics
Average Chome Salary in
United States
$58,972 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chome Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chome (Hindi: छोमेा, Marathi: चोमे) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Chomé or Chomè. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chome.
How Common Is The Last Name Chome? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 87,464th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,325,008 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Chome are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chome is also the 282,223rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 837 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,710 people, or 1 in 12,447. In Kenya Chome is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 70 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 15 percent reside and Kwale County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Kenya Chome occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 22 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.
Chome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chome has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chome surname expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chome Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (90%) in Kenya.
The amount Chome earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.04% less than the national average, earning R 26,052 per year and in United States they earn 36.67% more than the national average, earning $58,972 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chome Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chome in the Hindi language | ||
| छोमेा | chomea | - |
| Chome in the Marathi language | ||
| चोमे | come | - |
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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 Chome
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