Karomo Surname
Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname
Karomo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 705 | 1:65,503 | 6,298 |
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 302 | 1:51,120 | 7,783 |
| Namibia | 157 | 1:15,347 | 2,791 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Karomo (217) may also be a first name.
Karomo Demographics
Karomo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karomo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karomo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karomo (Marathi: करोमोीन) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karomo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 244,303rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,468,146 people. Karomo occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Karomo live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 612,983rd most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 217 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 705 people, or 1 in 65,503. In Kenya Karomo is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 34 percent live, Nakuru County, where 19 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live.
Karomo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Karomo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karomo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karomo in the Marathi language | ||
| करोमोीन | karomoina | - |
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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 Karomo
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