Kirume Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Kirume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 88 | 1:443,628 | 26,657 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kirume (29) may also be a first name.
Kirume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kirume occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kirume click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirume? popularity and diffusion
Kirume is the 1,403,590th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirume reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kirume is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 29 people.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 443,628. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Buyende District, where 25 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 25 percent are found and Namutumba District, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirum | 91 | 37 | / |
| Kurume | 83 | 646 | / |
| Kiruma | 83 | 587 | / |
| Kirumi | 83 | 244 | / |
| Cirume | 83 | 231 | / |
| Kirime | 83 | 103 | / |
| Kerume | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kirome | 83 | 61 | / |
| Kairum | 83 | 53 | / |
| Kierum | 83 | 42 | / |
| Koirum | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kuirum | 83 | 13 | / |
| Keirum | 83 | 5 | / |
| Khirum | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kiroum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kairusmee | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chirume | 77 | 6,426 | / |
| Khoirum | 77 | 249 | / |
| Kurumei | 77 | 82 | / |
| Kurumeh | 77 | 63 | / |
| Kuroume | 77 | 60 | / |
| Khairum | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kairome | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kairumi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Khirome | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kirauma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kairaum | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keroume | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kairrum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kairuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kairuum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaairum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirroum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiorumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khirime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiroum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khairusmee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirom | 73 | 3,863 | / |
| Kerum | 73 | 325 | / |
| Kjrum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cirum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chirumei | 71 | 49 | / |
| Khairumi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Khairuma | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kierauma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kerroume | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kairouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khairuim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khairaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khirimey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirhume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirimi | 67 | 35,411 | / |
| Kurumi | 67 | 977 | / |
| Keroum | 67 | 464 | / |
| Kiromi | 67 | 362 | / |
| Keruma | 67 | 319 | / |
| Khirom | 67 | 182 | / |
| Kerime | 67 | 96 | / |
| Kairom | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kjørum | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kerome | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kjærum | 67 | 35 | / |
| Qoirum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kurime | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chirum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kiroma | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kirimy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khairummy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kerzum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koyrum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kherum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khairhoum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kearum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quirum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerrum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qairum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cairum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuyrum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketrum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerhum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kirume
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