Jomo Surname

38,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Syria

Jomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,4771:7,130949
Syria4,5321:4,259491
Tanzania5851:90,4989,091
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
India2931:2,617,97182,260
Nigeria2901:610,83729,086
Iraq1311:267,3415,559
Uganda761:513,67529,105
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Cameroon551:377,61933,137
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Jomo (6,702) may also be a first name.

Jomo Last Name Facts

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

Jomo (Hindi: जोमो, Marathi: जोमो, Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jomo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,645th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 535,455 people. The last name Jomo occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Jomo are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 79,822nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 6,702 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 6,477 people, or 1 in 7,130. In Kenya Jomo is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 20 percent reside, Kisii County, where 19 percent reside and Migori County, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Jomo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jomo last name is primarily Christian (97%) in Kenya and Sunni (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Jomo last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jomo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.26% less than the national average, earning R 39,792 per year and in United States they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning $36,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djomo898,408/
Ojomo894,545/
Jomoh891,116/
Ajomo89404/
Jomot89299/
Jomoi89205/
Jomou89111/
Tjomo8970/
Jiomo8957/
Jomoa8922/
Johmo8917/
Joumo8915/
Jomos8914/
Jommo8913/
Ujomo8913/
Ejomo899/
Joimo894/
Jomod893/
Jyomo893/
Ijomo893/
Jhomo892/
Joemo891/
Juomo891/
Jomho891/
Joymo891/
Djomou802,550/
Djoumo80342/
Ojomoh80250/
Joumou8088/
Ujomoh8088/
Djommo8081/
Jiomoh8024/
Joimot8015/
Jomoop8010/
Ajomoh809/
Ijiomo807/
Juomoh807/
Joimoh806/
Ojiomo802/
Ajomoa802/
Ojomoi802/
Jomous802/
Jiomou802/
Jomosh802/
Ajiomo802/
Jomhoo801/
Joemoi801/
Ojoomo801/
Jijomo801/
Joummo801/
Jommou801/
Joomoa801/
Ojomoa801/
Djomuo801/
Joimho801/
Djomoi801/
Ajomoo801/
Joymod801/
Somo7513,584/
Homo7512,153/
Jamo759,180/
Como757,029/
Joma756,319/
Jumo752,928/
Yomo752,616/
Zomo751,967/
Iomo7519/
Eomo755/
Djoumoi734,340/
Djoumou73331/
Djommou73316/
Djomhou7327/
Tjoumou732/
Djuomou732/
Djomous732/
Jomootz731/
Jomoush731/
Joumoud731/
Ejiomoh731/
Aijomoh731/
Djouhmo731/
Djoumoh731/
Djohmou731/
Djoimou731/
Jamod6715,492/
Khomo679,110/
Chomo676,667/
Jomaa676,304/
Jamoh673,839/
Ojoma673,643/
Homos673,268/
Jamot672,831/
Jomah672,515/
Ijoma672,101/
Djamo671,856/
Jooma671,328/
Djoma671,175/
Ayomo671,011/
Oyomo67800/
Giomo67689/
Sommo67680/
Ajoma67640/
Somoh67607/
Youmo67605/
Eyomo67580/
Jumoh67529/
Josma67525/
Houmo67517/
Jomma67460/
Somoy67456/
Jhumo67452/
Jhoma67451/
Jamos67448/
Ojumo67428/
Soimo67405/
Jouma67375/
Homod67348/
Ehomo67343/
Huomo67277/
Jomat67245/
Zoumo67239/
Commo67236/
Jomha67235/
Juimo67200/
Somoo67199/
Comoy67175/
Jummo67173/
Jammo67152/
Jamou67126/
Yomou67124/
Zomou67112/
Homop6798/
Jatmo6792/
Ejoma6792/
Jomas6791/
Soomo6773/
Yomoi6766/
Hommo6759/
Homot6755/
Somoi6755/
Jeumo6745/
Yomop6742/
Jaumo6742/
Jamoo6740/
Jamoi6736/
Jasmo6735/
Yoamo6735/
Jjamo6734/
Yomot6732/
Ujoma6732/
Homou6732/
Homoi6731/
Hyomo6727/
Zomot6726/
Joema6725/
Scomo6724/
Tjamo6723/
Suomo6720/
Zommo6718/
Zomgo6718/
Coymo6717/
Joima6717/
Yomoh6716/
Jumou6715/
Ihomo6713/
Jumot6712/
Homoa6712/
Jumoi6711/
Jioma6711/
Jumoo6711/
Jiamo6710/
Jahmo6710/
Homoz6710/
Jusmo679/
Heomo679/
Coimo678/
Johma677/
Yomos677/
Jhamo676/
Hoomo676/
Yomgo676/
Geomo676/
Yommo676/
Jomaz675/
Jamoy675/
Zomho674/
Jomad674/
Joyma674/
Ejumo674/
Homoj674/
Somuo674/
Yotmo673/
Jamop673/
Jumos673/
Yomoy673/
Hiomo673/
Homoy673/
Yomoa673/
Uyomo672/
Jomap672/
Jomâa672/
Comuo672/
Jamoa672/
Homoh672/
Yosmo671/
Sohmo671/
Jeamo671/
Eomos671/
Zuomo671/
Ijamo671/
Jamoz671/
Hoimo671/
Homoľ671/
Homoș671/
Jomaà671/
Jojma671/
Yomoo671/
Yohmo671/
Zomoi671/
Zoomo671/
Djoummou671/
Coomo671/
Jomeu671/
Hoymo671/
Juoma671/
Dcomo671/
Tjoma671/
Jjumo671/
Jomau671/
Jomga671/

Jomo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jomo in the Marathi language
जोमोjomo-
Jomo in the Hindi language
जोमोjomo95.24
जोमाेjomae4.76
Jomo in the Tibetan language
ཇོ་མོ་jomo75.51
ཇོ་མོ།jomo20.41
ཇ་མོ་jamo2.04
འགྱོ་མོ་gyomo2.04

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