Kaume Surname
Approximately 2,115 people bear this surname
Kaume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,733 | 1:26,647 | 2,982 |
| Tanzania | 182 | 1:290,888 | 22,561 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kaume (330) may also be a first name.
Kaume Demographics
Kaume Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kaume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaume (Hindi: कौमे) occurs most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaume? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 197,862nd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,445,648 people. The surname Kaume occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kaume live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 330 people.
The surname Kaume is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,733 people, or 1 in 26,647. In Kenya Kaume is primarily found in: Meru County, where 86 percent are found, Isiolo County, where 7 percent are found and Tharaka Nithi County, where 6 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Kaume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kaume has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaume surname increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaume Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kaume surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaume in the Hindi language | ||
| कौमे | kaume | 50 |
| कय्यूम | kayyuma | 50 |
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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 Kaume
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