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
The last name Kaume (Hindi: कौमे) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaume? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 197,862nd most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,445,648 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kaume live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kaume is also the 482,193rd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 330 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,733 people, or 1 in 26,647. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Meru County, where 86 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 7 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Kaume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kaume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kaume last name increased 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaume Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the 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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